Text Structure/Type of Text
Biography
1) Written by another person about a specific person 2) life and death information 3) events in chronological order
When the author uses I/Me/We what point of view is the story written in?
First Person
Is the theme the main idea or the lesson of the story?
Lesson
What is the purpose of realistic fiction?
To Entertain
A girl fell because of the icy sidewalk and broke her leg.
Cause: icy sidewalk Effect: broken leg
Events arranged in order of time
Chronological order
When the author uses He/She/They/Them what point of view is the story written in?
Third Person
Does the author tell you the theme or do you have to figure it out with clues from the text?
You have to figure it out with clues from the text.
What point of view is realistic fiction told in?
First and third person
Jose and Ken went to the mall. They were not allowed to but they sneaked out anyway. A policeman saw the boys and questioned them. They were escorted out of the mall and back home. Their parents grounded them.
Cause: sneaking out to the mall Effect: grounded
Cause-and-effect
events that happen and the results that occur afterwards
When the narrator is in the story, which point of view is that story written in?
First-person
What is the theme of "We Will Rock Our Classmates"?
Be true to yourself and always be who you are.
Beginning, middle and end
Mary wanted to find her cat. She left her bedroom door open last night. She looked outside and inside. She hearing meowing and went back outside and found her in a tree.
Cause: left bedroom door open and cat got out Effect: cat stuck in the tree
What is realistic fiction?
A made up story that could happen in real life
When the narrator is not in the story, which point of view is that story written in?
Third-person
What is the theme of Pig the Fibber?
You should always tell the truth even if you could get in trouble.
How many characters does a realistic fiction story have?
As many as the author wants
The boys do not have their pencils with them. Their teacher charged them tickets to use pencils.
Cause: no pencils Effect: have to pay to get pencils
What are character traits?
How people think, feel, look like.
Internal Traits
External Traits
What does point of view tell us?
Who is telling the story
What is theme?
The main message or lesson of a story
What does the setting mean in a story?
Where and when the story takes place
The cheerleaders were not motivated to practice for the state tournament. They won third place.
Cause: no practice Effect: did not win 1st place