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What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
What does each letter mean for writing?
R
A
C
E
S
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summarize
What is the opening paragraph to your writing called?
Introduction
What is tone?
What is mood?
Tone - The authors attitude
Mood - The readers feeling
The problem of the story is called...
conflict
Which figurative language term is used when a statement is exaggerated for emphasis, like "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"?
Hyperbole
Which type of details appeal to the five senses—sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell—to create a vivid image for the reader?
Sensory details
An author's purpose is
the reason why an author has written a story
An author's perspective is
how the author feels about the topic that he writing about
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
Identify the point of view used in this sentence:
"You should always check both ways before crossing the street."
Second-person point of view
Which point of view allows the narrator to describe the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters?
Third-person omniscient
Which part of an essay reminds the reader about the thesis and main points while leaving them with a final message?
The Conclusion
What is the theme of a story?
Message or lesson of story
Which word matches this definition?
"The quality of being or feeling thankful"
a) gratitude b) marvelous c) exceptional d.) gorrd
What is "Gratitude"
Where can you look in an informational text to find out what each chapter is about and the page the chapter starts?
What is a table of contents?
An informational text may have a small dictionary at the end of the text.
What is a glossary?
A poem with 14 lines that rhyme at the end
A sonnet
What should you do if you do not know the answer to a test question? What can you use to narrow it down?
50% rule - eliminate 1/2 of the answers
What is the highest level of suspense in a text?
Climax
Identify the adjectives, noun, and adverbs.
He is a very happy boy, when he is at the pool.
Adj - Happy
Noun - boy, pool, he
Adverb - Very
Which figurative language term refers to words that imitate natural sounds, like "buzz," "crash," and "sizzle"?
Onomatopoeia
Peter Piper picked a pair of perfectly pickled peppers is an example of what type of figurative language
Alliteration