Types of Writing
Elements of Literature
Punctuation

Reading Strategies
Figurative Language
100
The writer tells an interesting story real or imaginative. The story has a beginning, middle, and end.
What is Narrative Writing
100
Where the story takes place
What is setting
100
Use this punctuation to pause between a list of items in a sentence
What is a comma
100
This is what you are doing when you picture what you're reading in your head.
What is visualize
100
A comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile
200
The writer provides factual information regarding a subject
What is Informative/ Informational Writing
200
A problem or struggle that the character must overcome
What is a conflict
200
This punctuation is important and must be used at the beginning of a sentence and for proper nouns
What is Capitalization
200
This strategy shows that the text that you are reading reminds you of something you have witnessed or experienced
What is connect
200
A comparison between two unlike items without using "like" or "as"
What is metaphor
300
The writer uses language that appeals to the reader's senses: taste, touch, smell, hearing, sight.
What is Descriptive Writing
300
The central idea or lesson that the story is trying to express
What is theme
300
This mark is used at the end of a sentence to show strong feelings/emotions
What is an exclamation mark
300
This strategy is used to guess what you think will happen later on in the text
What is Predict
300
An extreme exaggeration. My books weigh a ton!!!
What is Hyperbole
400
The writer explains how to accomplish something; a recipe, a game of chess, etc.
What is Expository writing
400
Who is telling the story..Hint: Does it say I, me, my or he, she, them.
What is Point of View
400
This punctuation is the most commonly used mark at the end of a sentence.
What is a period
400
This is when you use the information from the text and the knowledge you already have about a situation to draw a conclusion about the characters/story.
What is infer
400
Attributing human traits to an inanimate object.
What is personification
500
The writer is trying to convince the reader to take an action
What is Persuasive Writing
500
The use of clues to suggest what will happen later in a story.
What is Foreshadowing?
500
These are necessary in writing to show dialogue
What are quotation marks
500
This is when you re-phrase what you read and put it in your own words.
What is summary
500
Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words/phrases.
What is Alliteration