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Figurative Language
Author's Purpose
Point of view
Elements of Plot
Text Structure
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Uses like or as to compare two things.
What is a Simile?
100
when an author writes for someone to enjoy it
What is entertain
100
Uses you and your.
What is 2nd person?
100
the problem faced by a character
What is conflict?
100

No longer did popcorn have to be cooked on a stove top in an oil-coated pan. Consumers just had to take off the plastic wrapper and toss the bag of kernels into the microwave. A roast that took five hours to cook on the stove top, could now be cooked in less than an hour. 


What text structure does this follow?

What is compare and contrast?

200
The truth is stretched.
What is Hyperbole?
200
when an author tries to convince the reader to believe in something
What is persuade
200
What uses they there them and gives the thoughts and feelings of more than more one person.
What 3rd person omniscient?
200
the last part of the plot
What is resolution?
200

Define Text Structure 

What is the way the authors organize information in text. 

300
Does not use like or as.
What is Metaphor?
300
when an author wants you to know something or teach you about something
What is inform?
300
Uses there they them gives the thoughts and felings of one person.
What is 3rd person limited?
300

when the outcome of the conflict is decided

What is climax?

300

Define Description text structure

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400
An expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different from the literal meaning of the words.
What is an idiom?
400
Joe had been fishing for over two hours without a single bite. Suddenly there was a nibble at the end of his fishing line. He stood up on the boat and leaned out too far. Just then there was a sharp yank on the line. Joe fell overboard and landed head first into the water. Joe and his friends laughed and laughed. The author's purpose is to?
What is entertain?
400
What uses I me and gives the thoughts and felings of the narrator.
What is 1st person?
400
the chain of related events that tells us what happens in a story
What is plot?
400

What text structure depends on key words like:

Because of this..

As a result..

due to...

What is cause and effect?

500
"The stars will cry the blackest tears tonight.
What is personification?
500
The giant panda is a bearlike animal that has thick white fur with black markings on its ears, limbs, shoulders, and around its eyes. The giant panda feeds on bamboo forests at high altitudes in western China. It also eats bulbs, roots, eggs, and some small mammals. The cubs are born in late winter. The giant panda is an endangered species and is protected by the Chinese government. Purpose?
What is inform?
500
What gives you instructions and is not often used?
What is 2nd person?
500

The step in our plot diagram where the conflict is revealed accompanied by leading events.

What is rising action?

500

Explain each text structure?

Compare and Contrast

Chronological/sequence

Problem and Solution

Cause and Effect

Description 

answers vary