Fiction
Drama
Informational
Argumentative
Poetry
100

This is the author's attitude about their writing.

What is tone?

100

A play is divided into _____ and scenes.

What are acts?

100

The different things you find in a text (ex. captions, graphics, maps)

What are text features?

100

What you need to support your argument.

What is evidence?

100
Poetry is broken up into ________ and ________.

What are lines and stanzas?

200

The turning point of a story's plot.

What is the climax?

200

What it's called when characters are talking to each other.

What is dialogue?

200
The way an informational text is organized.

What is text structure?

200

The author's main opinion about a topic.

What is a claim?

200

Comparing two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as.'

What is a simile?

300

The message or moral of a story.

What is theme?

300

The part of the script where it tells you the characters' actions.

What are stage directions?

300

A type of informational text where events are recounted in order.

What is sequence/chronological order?

300

When the author has a preference for one idea over another.

What is bias?

300

The attitude of the reader when reading a poem.

What is mood?

400

What the writer is trying to convey to the reader in a text.

What is author's purpose?

400

The main character of a drama or fictional piece. The "good guy."

What is the protagonist?

400

The words found under a picture in an informational text.

What is a caption?

400

When an author acknowledges another viewpoint in their writing that does not match their own view.

What is a counterclaim?

400

When the poet uses words that appeal to your five senses.

What is imagery?

500

The personality of a character in a story.

What are character traits?

500

The author of a drama can also be called this.

What is a playwright?

500

Informational text is about real life, also called...

What is nonfiction?

500

When a person is trustworthy and knowledgeable about a subject.

What is credible?

500

When two words have the same ending sound.

What is rhyme?