Keystone Literature Prep # 2 - Wells

Text Structure

100

Author's use this to explain how this happen.  Also called "sequence" or "time order"

What is CHRONOLOGICAL?

200

Author's use this to describe a location, event, or idea

What is DESCRIPTION?

300

Author's use this structure to explain how two things are similar or different

What is COMPARE AND CONTRAST?

400

This structure shows something that needs fixing. It first explains what’s wrong and why it matters. Then, it shares ideas or plans to make things better.

What is PROBLEM / SOLUTION?

500

This structure tells what happened and why it happened. It shows how one thing leads to another.

What is CAUSE / EFFECT?

Point of View

100

The perspective of one character, using words like "I" and "we"

What is first person point of view?

200

the views of multiple characters are given from an outside perspective; the narrator "knows all"

What is third person omniscient point of view?

300

The direct view of one character is given; the narrator uses words like "he", "she", or the character's name.

What is third person limited point of view?

400

The presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic.

What is bias?

500

What is the EFFECT of the first person point of view in a passage?

First person POV helps the writer make a more personal connection, helps the reader see and understand where they are coming from.

Figurative Language

100

A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

What is A SIMILE?

200

An exaggeration or overstatement

What is a HYPERBOLE?

300

A direct comparison of two unlike things in "like" or "as" is not used. One thing becomes another

What is a METAPHOR?

Nonfiction Terms

100

A personal view, or attitude that cannot be proven

What is an OPINION?

200

Nonfiction written primarily to convey factual info.  Examples of this include: textbooks, newspapers, reports, directions, brochures...

What is INFORMATIONAL TEXT?

300

The way the story makes the readers feel

What is the MOOD?

400

A piece of information provided objectively, presented as true

What is a FACT?

500

The attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject, or the work itself

What is TONE?

Critical Reading

100

To make understandable, plain, or clear

What is EXPLAIN?

200

To give reasons through an explanation to convey and represent the meaning and understanding of a text

What is INTERPRET?

300

Facts or quotes to support a claim

What is EVIDENCE?

400

Points of information in a text that strong support the meaning of the story

What are KEY/SUPPORTING DETAILS?

500

 The author's central thought; the primary topic of a text expressed or implied

What is the MAIN IDEA?