Genres
A book about a famous person's life, written by someone else
What is a biography?
"Hope is a thing with feathers" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is a metaphor?
The main problem trying to be solved in a story.
What is the conflict?
Continue and discontinue are examples.
What is antonyms?
The antagonist in the story "Tuck Everlasting?"
Who is the Man in the Yellow Suit?
"Hurricanes" and "Global Warming" by Seymore Simon are examples of this genre.
What is expository nonfiction?
A character or thing that is working against the main character in a story.
What is an antagonist?
An idiom that means to relax and unwind.
What is "to blow off steam?"
This type of writing that includes menus, directions, schedules, and nutritional information.
What is functional text?
"All Summer in a Day" and "The Zoo" are example of this genre.
What is science fiction?
3 things that you will always find in the exposition of a story.
What are characters, setting and conflict?
Adding the suffix -er to the end of a verb changes it to this... For example: swim to swimmer.
What is a noun?
Three main types of author's purpose (why an author writes a story).
What is persuade, inform, and entertain?
A story that takes the reader to a time and place in the past.
What is historical fiction?
The tree gently waved hello, is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
A life lesson or big idea that the author is trying to teach you in a story. For example "Never give up" or "Value your family."
What is theme?
A girl or woman who is admired or respected because she is brave or has done something special.
What is a heroine?
Five main types of nonfiction text structures.
What are chronological order, compare & contrast, cause & effect, problem & solution, and descriptive?
The type of literature based on the interplay of words and rhythm; which uses lines and stanzas.
What is poetry?
Able to recover from or adjust to change or misfortune.
What is resilient?
The fifth grade teacher who was named "National Coach of the Year" in 2020.
Who is Mr. Flom?