Genres
the reason why the author chose to write the text
what is author's purpose
people or animals in the story
what are characters
Photographs, captions, maps, graphs, charts, diagrams
What are Text Features
these are located inside parenthesis, these lines tell the actors how to speak, where to stand on the stage
what are stage directions
group of lines in a poem
what is stanza
in this genre there is dialogue between characters, there is a plot, a problem, a solution, it is meant to be acted out and watched by an audience
what is drama/play
when and where the story takes places
what is setting
different ways the author organizes nonfiction text
what are text structures
located at the beginning of the play, tells who the characters are
what is cast of characters
the author's use of language that appeals to the five senses to help the reader paint a picture in their mind
what is imagery
this genre entertains the reader, it has lines, stanzas, theme, figurative language
what is poetry
series of events that take place in the story
what is plot
what the text is mainly about
what is main idea
the lines the characters speak in the play
what is dialogue
simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, idioms, hyperbole are all types of this
what is figurative language
this genre is often written to inform the reader, it has facts, text features, it is organized using text structures
what is nonfiction
the lesson or author's message
the lesson the author intends the reader to learn
what is theme or author's message
writer of the play or drama
what is playwright
types of poems
what is free verse, narrative, humorous, lyrical
this genre is often written to entertain the reader, it has characters, plot, setting, problem, solution, and theme.
what is fiction
the purpose of fiction
what is entertain
different patterns of organization in nonfiction text
what is description, compare and contrast, order sequence, problem & solution, chronological order/sequence, and cause and effect
when and where the storyline takes place, often dramas have more than one place
what is setting
the writer of a poem
what is poet