A
This point of view includes words like I, my, or me.
1st or 3rd person point of view?
1st person
What are the three types of authors purpose? (PIE)
Persuade, inform, entertain
Two words that mean the same thing are called.....
Synonyms or antonyms
Synonyms
This point of view includes words like he, she, they, and them.
1st or 3rd person point of view?
3rd person
When you use your own knowledge to help figure out the meaning of something, that is known as...
inferencing, setting, theme
Inferencing
Two words that mean the opposite of each other are called.....
Synonyms or antonyms
Antonyms
The people or animals in the story
Characters
When and where the story takes place
Setting
ALL of the events that take place in the story (the beginning, middle, and end)
Plot
the lesson to be learned or the overall meaning of a story (sometimes called the moral of the story)
Theme
What point of view is this sentence written in?
Yesterday, I went to the store to buy some groceries.
1st person
Give me 3 examples of text features
Answers may vary.
You cannot park your car here.
park
1. a piece of public land in or near a city that is used for pleasure and exercise
2. a large area of public land kept in its natural state 3. to protect plants and animals a field or stadium 4. where a sport is played
5. to leave a vehicle in a particular place
5. to leave a vehicle in a particular place
Placing the parts of the story in order: beginning, middle, and end.
Sequencing, plot, summarizing
sequencing or sequence of events
What is this an example of?
an evening night on the farm
Setting
clues that help us figure out the meaning of a word or phrase (group of words)
Context clues
To retell the story in one or two sentences
Summary or summarizing
what goes wrong in the story
Problem
He turned on the hot water tap.
tap
1. to hit something lightly especially with a small sound
2. to hit your fingers or feet against something lightly
3. a device for controlling the flow of a liquid or gas from a pipe or container
4. to place a device on someone's phone in order to secretly listen to telephone calls
3. a device for controlling the flow of a liquid or gas from a pipe or container
What is this an example of?
John rested, took some medicine, and now he is feeling better.
Solution
What is this an example of?
John ate a bad apple and is now very sick.
Problem
describes something by comparing it to something else and uses the words "like or as"
Simile
This type of story has some facts, BUT it is also full of opinion
Persuade
These stories are ALL fiction. Nothing about them are real.
Entertain
how the characters fix the problem
Solution