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a type of story that feels like it could happen in real life. The characters act like real people, the events are believable, and the setting is a real or realistic place—even though the story itself is made up
What is Realistic Fiction?
Character struggles against an outside force, such as another person
What is External Conflict?
the sequence of events in a story
What is Plot?
Character struggles with his or her own feelings
What is Internal Conflict?
the reason WHY the author wrote the text or included a specific part of the text
What is Author's Purpose?
little clues that hint at what might happen later in the story
What is Foreshadowing?
a poem that tells a story, complete with characters, a plot, and a clear beginning, middle, and end
What is a Narrative Poem?
conversation between two or more people in a text
What is Dialogue?
writing that is based on real people, real events, and true facts. The information is not made up—its purpose is to teach, explain, or share something true about the world
What is Nonfiction?
POV must remain consistent in the passage. 1st=I, 2nd=You, 3rd=he, she, it, they
What is Point of View?
a rhetorical device that uses "you" to speak directly to the reader
What is Direct Address?
someone's thoughts, feelings, or attitudes towards something
What is Perspective?
a type of story written to be performed by actors. It's meant to be acted out on a stage or screen, and it includes dialogue (what characters say) and stage directions (instructions for actions or movements)
What is a Drama?
a restatement of details in a passage using your own words
What is Paraphrase?
how the author organizes the information; analyze each paragraph carefully to determine the overall pattern of how the information is organized
What is Text Organization?
the author's main message/lesson to the audience. It is one full sentence with a universal truth.
What is Theme?
a conclusion based on background information and text evidence
What is an Inference?
the highest point of tension in a story, often a turning point where the main conflict comes to a head
What is Climax?
short titles in an article or nonfiction text that break the information into smaller sections. They help readers know what each part will be about and make the text easier to follow
What are Subheadings?
a narrator with a full and complete knowledge of all the events of a story and the private motives and thoughts of the characters
What is an Omniscient Narrator?
the narrator gives readers access to the thoughts, feelings, and perceptions of one or more characters
What is Subjective Point of View?
a technique that writers use. It means to include all of the senses when describing something in a piece of writing. (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)
What is Vivid Imagery?
an error in reasoning that makes an argument invalid
What is a Logical Fallacy?