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Author's Purpose & Reasons to Write
Story Elements
Reading Terms
Who's Telling the Story
Figurative Language
100
This is a text that informs the reader. We can write "I learned..." next to the passage when we "Stop & Jot." 

EXPLAINS!

What is an expository text
100
A person or animal in the story, play , or literary work.
What is a character
100
Overall message, lesson or moral the author wants the reader to learn in a piece of fiction.  
What is Theme
100
When someone uses what they already know, apply it to an new situation and make an educated guess.
What is an inference
100
compares two unlike things using "like or as" 
What is Simile
200
Some examples are to persuade, inform, or to entertain
What is the author's purpose
200
This is where and when a passage takes place.
What is the setting
200
A series of events that occur in a work of fiction
What is plot
200
This is the perspective that the narrator is not part of the action, but knows the thoughts and actions of ONLY one character 
What is 3rd person limited 
200
compares two unlike things; stating that something "IS" or the state of BEING-- not using like or as 
What is Metaphor 
300
What is usually the author's purpose when writing fiction novels or narratives?
What is to entertain
300
This is the part of a story in which the main problem of a narrative is finally fixed and the outcome is revealed.
What is resolution.
300
This is the speech between characters in a narrative. There are quotation marks around the things said by each character.
What is dialogue
300
This is the perspective in which the narrator is not a part of the story, but knows the actions and thoughts of ALL the characters
What is 3rd person omniscient 
300

A sound device that is a formation of a word from a sound associated with what it is named. 

What is Onomatopoeia
400
This is the technique or author's purpose one may use to get someone to agree with their point of view; often filled with personal opinions and or experiences.
What is persuade 
400
This is the time in the story in which a very significant change occurs.
What is the turning point/climax.
400
This is when a passage is written in a shortened form and maintains the overall meaning. It usually includes the main idea and condensed supporting details. It also include the 5 W's Who, What, Where, When, & Why
What is a summary
400
This is a perspective of the narrator that helps the reader understand how the narrator is affected. It uses some words, such as "I," "me," and "we." Narrator is part of the action.  
What is 1st person point of view
400
A sound device that has repetitive VOWEL sounds 

ex. The white whistling noise was the wonderful sound of the wind.  

What is Definition Alliteration 
500

What is the purpose:  

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What is Inform
500
These are the events that happen in order to build up tension for the main conflict, or climax. These events usually make the story more interesting by introducing the possibility of a problem.
What is rising action
500

This is the feeling that a reader gets while reading a passage. Some examples are gloomy, joyful, or depressing.

The feeling the author has when creating literary works!

What is the mood  & tone
500
This is a perspective in which the narrator tells the story, but not part of the action. There are words used like "he," "she," and "them."
What is 3rd person objective point of view.
500

An expression or a phrase that is not interpreted literally. The phrase is understood to mean something quite different from what individual words of the phrase would imply.

What is Idiom