Story Elements
What is the setting of a story?
where/when it takes place
What does "mood" mean?
The feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for a reader
Some authors might talk about the same topics but have different points of...
view
"In the reading, it mentions jobs like officers and doctors." Is this classiification or cause and effect?
classfication
When we write responses in our class, we write using..
CER
What is the conflict of a story?
the problem
What is the theme of a story?
The message/lesson taught
What are bolded titles throughout a reading that divides information in section called?
Headings/sub headings
"He did not like the food, so he did not eat" Is this compare and contrast or cause and effect?
cause and effect
What does CER stand for?
The events that happens in a story is called...
plot
The character has a problem within themselves...internal or external conflict?
internal
When a word has a tiny number next to it when you are reading, what does that mean?
The definition is at the bottom of the page
"Having a dog is fun but a lot of work" Is this advantage/disadvantage or classification?
advantage/disadvantage
How many sentences should you write in your reasoning?
2
This is the most exciting part of the story
Climax
The character has a problem others or outside forces like their environment...internal or external conflict?
external
The word DNA is capitalized and bolded because it is an...
abbreviation
"Bananas and apples are both fruits. Apples are red. Bananas are yellow." compare and contrast or advantage/disadvantage?
compare and contrast
Evidence is the only thing in CER that you can copy word for word, as long as you use quotes. TRUE or FALSE
true
What is the genre of Dark They Were and Golden Eyed?
Science Fiction
What is the genre of Let Robots Take to the Stars?
Informational, Non fiction, science writing
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
When someone asks a question, but does not really want you to answer it, its called
rhetorical question
The reason an author writes something is called the...
Authors Purpose