Text Features
A type of text feature found in the beginning of a book. It contains chapter titles or headings and lets the reader know what page they are on.
What is Table of Contents?
Compares two things that do NOT usually go together. It does not use the words LIKE or AS to compare.
What is a metaphor?
This leads toward the turning point. It build tension. Comprised of multiple events.
What is Rising Action?
A sentence with only one independent clause.
What is a simple sentence?
Words like: although, while, after, when, until, unless, before, because, if, since?
What is a subordinating conjunction?
A text feature located near a photo, illustration, or any kind of visual that helps to explain to the reader the visual. It is usually a sentence or two.
What is a caption?
A figure of speech in which an IDEA, ANIMAL, or thing is given HUMAN qualities or attributes.
What is personification?
This ONE POINT in the story that reveals the conflict and sets the story in motion.
What is the inciting incident?
A sentence that has 1 independent clause and at least 1 dependent clause.
Complex Sentence
Words like: For, And, Nor, By, Or Yet, So.
A text feature of a drawing or picture that has labels showing the important parts.
What is a diagram?
The use of a WORD which imitates the NATURAL sound.
What is an Onomatopoeia?
It reveals background in the beginning of the story. May include flashbacks in story.
What is Exposition?
A sentence has at least 2 independent clauses.
What is a compound sentence?
Goes in front of a dependent clause and can be the "glue" when the independent clause is first in the sentence.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
Text feature similar to captions in that they are located near photos or illustrations. They are only one or two words instead of one or two sentences.
What is a label?
A PHRASE that means something DIFFERENT than the literal meaning of the words. The words together form a NEW meaning.
What is an idiom?
The end of the story. Where everyone ends up.
What is Resolution?
Place the commas in this sentence.
However when Amy and Bill went to the movies they bought M&Ms gummy bears and popcorn.
However, when Amy and Bill went to the movies, they bought M&Ms, gummy bears, and popcorn.
Conjunctions that work in pairs to join words, phrases, or clauses. Either...or, neither... nor, both...and, not only...but also, whether...or.
What is a correlative conjunction?
A text feature found at the top of a page or section of text. It is often written in larger, bold print, and lets the reader know what that section will be about.
What is a heading?
Where a SERIES of words ALL begin with the SAME sound.
What is Alliteration?
When the story starts to wind down, the conflict is getting resolved. Made up of multiple events.
What is Falling Action?
Identify the dependent, independent clause, and the subordinating conjunction.
When I go to the Astros game, I always wear my Altuve jersey.
When I go to the Astros game, I always wear my Altuve jersey.
Dependent - When I go to the Astros game
Independent - I always wear my Altuve jersey
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What is a conjunctive adverb?