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Persuasion
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
Story Elements
Reading Strategies
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This type of persuasion wants you to do something because it is popular.What is bandwagon?
What is bandwagon?
100
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse," is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is hyperbole?
100
To tell the important things or details about a passage in your own words.
What is summarize?
100
A statement telling what a selection is mostly about.
What is main idea?
100
Words in a sentence that help you figure out or understand a word.
What is context clues?
200
This type of persuasion uses a person (like celebrities) to promote a product.
What is testimonial?
200
This type of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two things.
What is a simile?
200
These describe how a character looks, acts, or feels
What is character traits?
200
The problem a character must solve.
What is conflict?
200
These three reasons (sometimes four) are why an author writes a passage.
What is to persuade, perform, entertain, or instruct?
300
In this type of persuasion, an expert gives his/her opinion about a topic or product.
What is expert opinion?
300
Giving animals, objects, or ideas human characteristics is this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
300
When an author gives hints about things to come in a story
What is foreshadowing?
300
This is a sequence of related events in a passage.
What is plot?
300
Making predictions based on what you read.
What is drawing conclusions?
400
Appealing to your feelings and emotions
What is emotional appeal?
400
"The stars are sparkling diamonds in the sky," is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is a metaphor?
400
These are used to help organize information in a passage, i.e., headings, subheadings, captions, bold face print
What is text features?
400
This is the point at which a character determines how to solve the problem.
What is turning point?
400
A central message or concern of a passage
What is theme?
500
"Without your help, these children will not get the medical help they need to survive," is this type of persuasion.
What is emotional appeal?
500
This type of figurative language uses descriptive words to appeal to the reader's senses.
What is imagery?
500
Techniques used to locate information, i.e., internet, card catalog, encyclopedia
What is search techniques?
500
When the problem in a passage is solved, this is what it is called.
What is resolution?
500
Making guesses based upon clues in the story.
What is inferencing?