Literary Elements
The SETTING of a story
What is where the story takes place.
The HEADING or TITLE
What is the name of the text, it introduces the topic
Read this sentence:
Suddenly, I was a published writer!
The term “published writer” as it is used in this sentence means
What is someone who has written work printed to share with the public
An author uses a DESCRIPTION
What is to explain something in greater detail
The PLOT of the story
What is describes what happens in the story, the sequence of events
A CAPTION
What is sentences located under or above a picture that describes the picture in greater detail
The SUMMARY of my day so far
(Include 3-4 things)
Answer will be incorrect if the answer involves minor/small details or more than 4 sentences.
An author COMPARES and CONTRASTS two subjects
What is proves or explains how those two things are alike and different
Making an INFERENCE from a story
What is a conclusion made based on context clues and a reader's background knowledge
A word might be BOLD or italic to show
What is to make the word stand out to the reader
Read the sentences below:
Are the conservation programs working? Researchers estimate only 3,500 to 7,500 snow leopards are alive today. But they will need more reliable ways to count leopards before they will know.
The word "conservation" likely means
What is protection
Text structure called PROBLEM and SOLUTION
What is identifies a problem and lists ways to solve that problem
The THEME of a story
What is the moral or life lesson. The theme is what the author wants the reader to learn
A SUBTITLE is important for
What is makes it easier for the reader to preview what a text will be about without reading the entire thing
Authors often write about something to prove a point. To "SUPPORT A CLAIM" means
What is the proof that what the author is saying is true
For example: An author might write a text explaining how fruits and vegetables are healthier options than candy. The proof (or how that author supports their claim) might be something like: candy has sugar and sugar leads to cavities, therefore fruits and vegetables are healthier options than sugar.
An author writes using CAUSE and EFFECT to describe
What is what happened and what made it happen
Stories may be told from different POINTS OF VIEW. The difference between third person and first person point of view
What is third person is told by a narrator and first person is told directly from the point of view of the person in the story. First person uses "I", "me", and "we".
MAPS, PHOTOS, ILLUSTRATIONS, and TIMELINES are all examples of text features. What are they?
What is MAPS show where something is, PHOTOS are taken with a camera, ILLUSTRATIONS are drawn, and TIMELINES show when things take place using specific dates
Read this sentence:
The tension stops me in the doorway like a force field.
The word "tension" in this sentence means
What is worry, concern, nervousness, anger, (any adjective that describes an uncomfortable social feeling)
A text structure authors use called SEQUENCING