Fiction
A genre of literature that includes imaginary characters and events, such as a mystery or science fiction novel.
What is fiction?
This type of writing presents factual information, such as an article, a biography, or a textbook.
What is Nonfiction?
These are hints that an author provides to help a reader determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
What are context clues?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view?
This stage of the writing process focuses on correcting errors in grammar, mechanics, and spelling.
What is editing?
The sequence of events in a story, including the rising action, climax, and resolution.
What is the plot?
Features like headings, captions, and an index are used in this type of text to help readers navigate information.
What are text features?
A type of context clue where the author uses the exact opposite of the unknown word in the same sentence or a nearby sentence.
What is an antonym clue?
This perspective uses pronouns like "I," "me," and "my."
What is first-person point of view?
Revis: zyrus was a failure because he failed his test.
What is "Zyrus was a failure because he failed his test." Zyrus is capital
The time and place in which a story occurs.
What is the setting?
The main point or central idea that the author is trying to prove in an informational text.
What is the main idea?
When a sentence explicitly defines the unknown word immediately after it is used, often set off by commas, it is this type of clue.
What is a definition clue?
A narrative perspective where the reader knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
What is third-person omniscient?
What is "Billy is Jake's best friend." Jake is capital
A type of conflict where a character struggles with their own thoughts, emotions, or decisions.
What is man vs. self conflict?
The author's intent for writing a particular piece, which could be to inform, persuade, or entertain.
What is the author's purpose?
In the sentence, "The team was ecstatic; they were so happy they won the championship," the words "so happy" are this type of clue for ecstatic.
What is a synonym clue?
This point of view uses "you" or "your" and is often found in instructional manuals or choose-your-own-adventure books.
What is second-person point of view?
Revise: Adam went to the movies theatre with his Emily
What is "Adam went to the movie theater with his friend Emily." Theatre is theater; friend before Emily
The central message or universal lesson about life that the author conveys through the story.
What is the theme?
A specific type of non-fiction text structure that explains why something happens, detailing the actions and their results.
What is cause and effect?
Clues that rely on making an educated guess based on the surrounding information and one's own background knowledge are called this.
What are inference clues?
In this point of view, the narrator is outside the story and only knows the thoughts and feelings of a single character.
What is third-person limited?
Revise: If billy wanted to go to the movies then he would ask his mom
What is "If Billy wanted to go to the movies, then he would ask his Mom to go." Billy and Mom, and comma after movies