Parts of a Book
Resources from Library
Parts of a Story
Types of Writing
Other
100
page numbers
What is the index?
100
book of synonyms and antonyms of words
What is thesaurus?
100
conversation between two people
What is dialogue?
100
encyclopedias and textbooks would be an example of this type of writing


persuasive, entertainment, informational, opinion

What is informational?
100

usually includes gods or heroes that are related to natural things like weather

What is myths?
200
definitions
What is the glossary?
200
word meanings, pronunciations, and part of speech
What is dictionary?
200
an invisible fact or something that is implied (read between the lines)
What is an inference?
200

A commercial trying to sell you a car

persuasive, entertainment, informational, opinion

What is persuasive?
200

a paragraph in a poem

What is a stanza?
300
contains graphs, photos, and charts
What is appendix?
300
maps
What is atlas?
300
hints about what will happen later
What is foreshadowing?
300

An editorial in a newspaper

persuasive, entertainment, informational, opinion

What is persuasive?
300

usually have animals; teach a moral; may explain how something started (creation myth); and, tends to use the number 3

What is folktale?
400
provides the main parts of a book like chapters
What is table of contents?
400
book of facts about one year in time
What is almanac?
400
another name for the theme, unifying idea, or topic of a story
What is the main idea?
400
a comic or mystery story
What is entertaining
400

one thing leading to another like dominoes falling; transitional words include if, because, since, as a result, therefore, for that reason

What is cause and effect?
500
copyright date, who wrote it, and publisher
What is title page?
500
provides a lot of information about a topic
What is encyclopedia?
500
stories written using the pronoun "you"
What is the second person narrative?
500

an advertisement about the ill effects of smoking

persuasive, entertainment, informational, opinion

What is persuasive or informational?
500
usually starts with "Once upon a time.."
What is a fairy tale?