Fiction
Poetry
Drama
Nonfiction
Strategies
100
Why do author's typically write fiction?
To entertain or tell a story
100
In poetry, a group of lines, like a paragraph is called a _______________.
Stanza.
100
A drama is typically performed by _______ on a _________.
Actors. Stage.
100
Authors write nonfiction selections in order to--
Inform, give facts/information, teach.
100
Before reading I preview important features of the text. This includes....
Title, pictures, headings, bold words, text features.
200
In fiction, the story's _______ includes the events that happen and the order in which they happen.
Plot
200
Name 2 elements of poetry.
stanzas, lines, line breaks, rhythm, rhyme, repetition, short line length
200
What is a playwright?
A person who writes a play or drama. An author.
200
You have just received the following question: "The photograph suggests that...". I would answer this question by looking closely at the picture and reading the ___________ below the picture.
Caption
200
Before reading I draw stop and think lines. I stop at each line to think about what I've read and write a note in 5 words or less. True or False: I must always draw my stop and think lines after every paragraph.
False.
300
A good fiction summary will always include what three things?
Character, problem, and resolution
300
Name 4 forms of poetry.
Lyrical, Narrative, Free Verse, Concrete.
300
When characters are speaking or having a conversation.
Dialogue
300
This text feature shows a list of events in the order they happened.
Timeline.
300
I'm taking my test and I start to lose focus. I feel tired, and it's taking too long to use all of my strategies. What is something I can do to get back on track?
Ask to take a stretch break. Close my eyes for 30 seconds. Take a few breaths. Clear my head and think about something fun. Close my test booklet for 60 seconds.
400
Write a synonym for the word "Problem". Write a synonym for the word "Resolution".
Problem = conflict, issue, disagreement. Resolution = solution, fix, solve.
400
____________ is when a phrase or line is repeated. This is element is used to show the reader that the phrase or line is ______________.
Repetition. Important.
400
In a drama, these are included in the script to tell what actors are doing or saying. They are typically included in parentheses, and they are not spoken.
Stage Directions
400
****DAILY DOUBLE**** A good nonfiction summary includes the most important points from the ________, ___________, and ____________ of the article. ****DAILY DOUBLE****
Beginning, middle, end.
400
My notes should be 5 words or less and should be about....
The most important points, the main idea
500
Name 4 sub-genres of fiction.
Realistic fiction, fantasy, mystery, folktales, fairy tales, science fiction, historical fiction
500
****DAILY DOUBLE**** What identifies a poem as an example of free verse? ****DAILY DOUBLE****
It does not follow a rhyming pattern (it does not rhyme)
500
Just like a fiction story may be divided into "parts" and "chapters", a play may be divided into _______ and _________.
Acts and Scenes.
500
One way an author can organize an article is to describe how something has happened or changed over time. The author would most like use a ___________ to explain the order in which the events happened.
Sequence.
500
***DAILY DOUBLE*** There are 3 things I must do when I answer my questions. They are.... ****DAILY DOUBLE****
Underline/circle keywords, write the question type, write text evidence.