SYLLABICATION
This syllable ends in a vowel.
What's an open syllable?
The reason why the author wrote a piece of fiction or non-fiction.
What's the author's purpose?
This is a trip in the savannah during which some shoot animals, but others just admire them.
What's a safari?
They divide an informational text into smaller parts and tell you what each part is about.
What are headings?
I say that my text follows this type of structure when it is organized chronologically.
What's "sequential order"?
The consonant at the end of this syllable changes the vowel into a special type.
What's a short vowel?
Your school does not allow the use of cellphones in class. You are angry. An author writes a story and convinces you that, indeed, cellphones may be very disruptive in school.
What's "to persuade"?
The top of the trees is called that.
What's canopy?
This is a text feature that explains a picture or prints the spoken thoughts and words we hear in a video.
What's "caption"?
If the story reveals the similarities and differences between two characters, I say the writer used this text structure.
What's "compare and contrast"?
We have this kind of syllable when a consonant ends it.
What's a closed syllable?
The narrative is strewn with I, me, my, mine,myself, our, ours, we, us, ourselves.
What's a first person narrative?
A safari is organized here, not in the woods.
What's the savannah?
They are important because they help you guess at first glance whether you have a fiction or a non-fiction piece in front of you.
What are text features?
When my text starts with a question but ends with a good answer to it, I say the writer has used this text structure.
What's "problem and solution"?
My vowel is this kind when there is no consonant to shorten it.
What's a long syllable?
The writing is full of information about the writer's entire life. I even know how old he was when he first ate spinach!
What's an autobiography?
This is a good synonym for a safari but also for any other study trip.
What's an expedition?
These are text features you will find at the bottom of the page; they comment or explain a detail that the writer thought the reader might already know.
What are footnotes?
Problem and solution, compare and contrast, sequencing, or cause and effect are ways or patterns writers choose to organize their writings.
What is text structure?
I have as many syllables as many vowels of this kind I have.
What's a sounded syllable?
This author knows everything: he tells you not only what his characters say but also what they think to themselves.
What's an omniscient writer?
You may say that when you take a photo, when you make an attempt, or when adults drink some strong alcohol.
What's "take a shot"?
Pictures, graphs, titles, subtitles, tables, captions, diagrams, and many more are listed under this category. (You may have already used this answer)
What are text features?
This literary device or "trick" used by a writer disrupts the sequential order.
What's flashback?