Point of View
The person telling the story.
What is a narrator?
DAILY DOUBLE: Which text structure is this?
Fox was hungry and couldn't catch Crow or Donkey through honest means. His solution was to use flattery on Crow and to see through Donkey's disguise. Through these encounters, Fox solved his problem but learned valuable lessons about deception and truth.
What is problem and solution?
What the text is mostly about is known as the ____________________.
What is the main idea?
BONUS 100pts.: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
The definition of this word is nice compliments that someone says to trick you
What is flattery?
The spectacle of the circus—with colorful lights, acrobats flying through the air, and animals performing tricks—amazed all the children in the audience. What is the meaning of the word spectacle?
What is a beautiful, impressive, or exciting sight or show that captures people's attention?
The narrator is NOT a character in the story.
What is a 3rd person narrator?
Which text structure is this?
Fox is a clever animal with a sharp mind for deception. Crow is a proud bird with glossy feathers and a beautiful voice who is easily flattered. Donkey is vain and foolish, wearing a lion's skin to frighten others and enjoying the fear he creates. The forest is filled with danger and deception, where appearances can be deceiving and only the most observant and honest animals survive.
What is description?
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the purpose of a caption?
What is to describe what can be viewed in the images?
This word means a copy or fake version of something.
What is imitation?
The old, dilapidated house on the corner had broken windows, a sagging roof, and peeling paint everywhere. What is the meaning of dilapidated?
What is a house or building that is very old, damaged, and falling apart?
The narrator uses the pronouns- I, me, my, us....
What is a first person narrator?
Which text structure is this?
Both Crow and Donkey tried to deceive Fox, but in different ways. Crow was tricked by flattery, while Donkey tried to hide his true identity under a lion's skin. However, Fox saw through both deceptions and learned that appearances and words can be misleading.
What is compare and contrast?
It is what you learn from a story.
What is the lesson or theme?
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the definition of lurked?
What is to hid or wait secretly without being noticed?
The teacher gave explicit instructions so the students would know exactly what to do. What does the the word explicit mean?
What is very clear and detailed?
DAILY DOUBLE: The narrator is a character in the story.
What is a first person narrator?
Which text structure is this?
First, Fox saw Crow with cheese and flattered her until she sang and dropped it. Next, after taking a nap, Fox encountered Donkey dressed in a lion's skin frightening the forest animals. Finally, Fox laughed and saw through the disguise, realizing that you can't hide your true self.
What is chronological/sequence?
A type of story that is based on real life events but uses made up characters.
What is historical fiction?
This word means something that looks absolutely amazing or dazzling.
What is splendor?
The shy student was reluctant to raise her hand in class, even though she knew the answer. What is the meaning of the word reluctant?
What is unwilling or hesitant to do something?
The narrator makes YOU part of the story.
What is a second person narrator?
Which text structure is this?
Because Fox used flattery to praise Crow's beauty and voice, Crow opened her beak to sing and dropped her cheese. As a result, Fox got his meal but learned that flattery is deceptive.
What is cause and effect?
What it is called when the author uses quotation marks to let you know a character is speaking.
What is dialogue?
This word means graceful and beautiful in a tasteful way.
What is elegant?
DAILY DOUBLE: The cacophony of sounds from the playground—children yelling, balls bouncing, and whistles blowing—was very loud. What is the meaning of cacophony?
What is a loud, confusing mixture of sounds?