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 should an engaging introduction include?
A) A hook, background information, and a thesis statement
B) Random facts and a question
C) Only a thesis statement
D) A long, unrelated story
A) A hook, background information, and a thesis statement
What is the opening paragraph to your writing called?
Introduction
What does the word flow mean?
Deep focus and concentration
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 story did we read about the main character being arrested?
What is "Monster"?
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?
What is a group of 4 lines called in a poem?
A Quatrain
Which story did we read about living on Mars?
What is "Dark They Were and Golden Eyed"?
What is at the top? The climax or the resolution?
Climax
Which story did we read about a boy's connection to his father through baseball?
What is "Ball Hawk"?
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