Structural Elements
What is a structural element?
What are the four different types of text structures?
Chronology/Sequence of Events, Problem and Solution, Cause and Effect, Comparison
What writing strategy do we use when writing essays?
RACES Writing Strategy
What does fiction mean?
Fiction fake. The story is not real.
Clues to find the meaning of unknown words. You read the sentence it is in, the sentence before, and the sentence after.
What are the three elements that are found all across different texts?
Setting, Description, and Narrator
What is written by someone who witnessed or took part in an event as it happened (more emotional and detailed on one specific event)?
Firsthand Account
Read the writing prompt and find the restate. Writing Prompt: You have read "Charlottes Web" and explored each character. How does the character of Charlotte reflect the actual traits of the spider species Aranea cavatica? Include details from the text in your response.
Restate: The character of Charlotte reflects the actual traits of the spider species Aranea cavatica by __________________.
What is a character trait? Give 3 examples.
Qualities that define a character. Can determine based on their thoughts, feelings, and choices.
Ex: Ambitious, clever, enthusiastic, respectful, responsible, honest, caring
Pictures or drawings in a text. They help the reader visualize what they are reading.
Illustrations
What is it called when characters talk? Bonus: Where is it most frequently found?
Dialogue ; Bonus: Drama and Narrative
A secondhand account is written by someone who heard or read about an event. (Includes other details from _________) What word goes in that blank?
Research
Read the writing prompt and find how many citations you will have. Writing Prompt: You have read "Charlotte's Web" and studied the characters. Retell the story of the fair from Templeton's perspective. Include details from the original text in your response.
There are no citations because it will be a narrative.
What is a theme?
The lesson or message in a story that the author wants YOU to learn.
What is a synonym and an antonym? What is a synonym and an antonym of the work good?
Synonyms are words that mean the same. Antonyms are words that mean the opposite of the word. A synonym for good is quality or fine. An antonym for good is bad or spoiled.
Explain the difference between between how poetry and narratives are written.
Poetry is written in lines and stanzas. Narratives are written in sentences and paragraphs.
What 4 different types of non-fiction texts that we have read in class?
Informational, historical, technical, scientific
What makes a good E out of the RACES Writing Strategy?
The students explains how the citation they chose supports their answer. They thoroughly explain their thinking and it shows that the reader fully comprehends the information.
What is setting and why is it important?
Setting is the where and when of a story. It is important to the story because it helps the reader understand where everything is happening. It would be confusing if the reader did not know where and when things are happening.
What is the difference between a prefix and a suffix? In the word disrespectful, what is the prefix, suffix, and base word?
A prefix is a group of words before the base word. A suffix is a group of words after the base word. Dis is the prefix, respect is the base word, and the suffix is ful.
What is the difference between "characters" and "cast of characters"? Which kinds of texts have characters most frequently, and which kinds of texts have a cast of characters?
Characters are the people or animals in a story. Cast of characters are the actors in a play. Narratives have characters and dramas have a cast of characters.
What is a visual display? What is an example of a visual display? What is the purpose of visual displays?
A visual display is a model you can see in addition to a text. Examples of visual displays are timelines, pictures, diagrams, charts, graphs. The purpose of a visual display is to enhance the readers understanding of what happens in the text.
What makes this a week narrative?
She woke up. She got dressed. She went to the store. She shopped. She went home. She went to bed.
Bonus: How could you make this better?
It is very choppy. There is little to no details and it makes it hard for the reader to engage with the material. The students needs add more detail to the events of the story.
What is the difference between first and third person point of view?
First person POV is a person or narrator telling their own story. They are a character in the story. They use "I", "my", "me", "us", "our", "we". Third person POV is written by a person who was not there. The narrator is not someone in the story. Uses "he", "she", "they", "them", "his", "her", "him". *Do not include dialogue.
Give the definition for a main idea and a summary. Describe how the two are connected.