Plot
How many elements are there in a plot diagram?
5
What is tone?
How the author feels about a subject.
Name a type of figurative language
Simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, hyperbole, alliteration
Which genre tells a true story?
Non-fiction
What is a thesis statement?
The overall message of a text.
Name the elements of a plot diagram
Exposition, rising action, conflict, falling action, resolution.
What is the controlling idea of a text?
The main idea.
"The beach is like a playground, full of new adventures."
What type of figurative language is this?
Simile
Which text organization goes in a time order?
Chronological or sequence
Which paragraph should your thesis statement go?
Introductory paragraph
This is where the problem is introduced.
Rising action
Which voice shows an opinion?
*Hint* choices are between objective and subjective
subjective voice shows an opinion.
"Alexis' attitude stretched on for miles."
What type of figurative language is this?
hyperbole
Which genre has stanzas?
Poetry
What is a compound sentence?
A sentence containing two simple sentence or two independent clauses.
This is the highest point, or climax in a story.
Conflict.
Name all of the coordinating conjunctions.
And, but, so, yet, or, nor
"The raindrops danced on the tabletop"
What type of figurative language is this?
Personification
Which writing organization presents a conflict, and then gives an solution to that conflict?
Problem & Solution
What should the first sentence of each body paragraph discuss?
The topic or main idea of that paragraph.
Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet, Eating her curds and whey; Along came a spider Who sat down beside her And frightened Miss Muffet away.
What is the conflict here?
A spider frightened Miss Muffet away.
Ms. Williams is a reading teacher.
What is the subject and verb of this sentence?
Subject: Ms. Williams
Verb: is
What is the meaning of this simile:
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores in time."
The mother gets upset or mad when the child does not do their chores.
Which genre is this?
“If you clean your room, you can go play outside. “
Cause & effect
Name the elements of the TOSE thesis method.
Topic
Opinion
Supporting
Evidence