Fiction Texts
A fiction story is a story that is not real! It always has characters, a message, and plot elements.
A non fiction text always...
When do you capitalize the pronoun "I"?
ANYTIME IT IS USED IN A SENTENCE.
A poem is...
A poem is a piece of writing that uses imagery, figurative language and often rhythmic.
Authors purpose
The reason an author writes something. (Persuade, Inform, Explain, Entertain, Describe)
The theme of a fiction story is...
The theme is the message, lesson or moral.
Text features are...
Text features are outside the main body of text and support comprehension of the main text!
Correct this sentence:
i heard my teacher say everyone get out your spiral notebooks
I heard my teacher say, "Everyone get out your spiral notebooks."
Imagery is...
Imagery is when an author uses descriptive language to paint an image in the readers mind.
Text structure
The way an author organizes their writing.
Fiction plot elements include:
Beginning, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.
What text feature is this: Important events arranged in chronological order.
Timeline
Synonym: Two words with the same meaning.
Antonym: Two words with the opposite meaning.
What is the difference between a simile and metaphor?
A simile uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two things. Metaphors compare two things directly.
main idea
The most important point or message in a passage or story.
The setting of a fiction story is...
The setting of a fiction story is when and where the story takes place.
True or false: Nonfiction texts can have more than one main topic.
FALSE! Nonfiction texts are all about ONE main topic but may have subtopics. (Example: Main topic is basket ball, subtopics are basketball teams or basketball rules).
Use these homophones in a sentence: pear, pair.
Example answer: My mother bought a pair of pear shaped cookies in the HEB bakery.
True or false: Poems are just artistic pieces of writing that authors write for fun with no real purpose.
FALSE! While poems are fun and artistic, authors use poems to convey important themes and messages.
claim
A statement that someone believes is true and can be supported with evidence.
How can a reader determine the theme of a story?
By looking at: character actions, dialogue, lessons the characters learn, how the character changes, the problem/resolution etc.
What are the five text structures authors use in nonfiction texts?
Compare and contrast, cause and effect, problem and solution, description and sequence!
What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb?
An adjective describes a noun (happy, sad, blue, red) and an adverb describes a very - usually ends in -ly- (quickly, rudely, happily).
What type of figurative language is this?
The tree branches danced in the wind.
Personification because trees do not actually dance.
prefix and suffix
Prefix - A group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.
Suffix - A group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.