STORY ELEMENTS
AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
TEXT FEATURES
DRAMA/PLAY
POETRY
100
time and place of story
What is setting
100
writing a recipe on how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
What is to explain
100
What 2 text feature helps the reader know which words are important
What are underlined or bolded words
100
a list of characters who appear in the drama
What is cast of characters
100
several lines grouped together they form a
What is stanza
200
words "I, We, Us" are used author's point of view
What is 1st person
200
There are 5 reasons an author writes a story, what are they?
What is persuade, inform, explain, entertain, describe.
200
above the second paragraph introduces that section of text and gives you information about its content
What is heading or subtitle
200
usually written in italics inside parentheses, include a description of the setting
What is stage directions
200
where the poet chooses to end one line and begin the next, help create the rhythm
What is line break
300
overall message or lesson
What is theme
300
What is the author's purpose for an advertisement
What is to persuade
300
These words appear at the top of a dictionary or encyclopedia page to help the reader find a certain entry.
What is guide words
300
tells the director, set designers, and actors what the stage should look like
What is setting
300
when a poem has no set meter, may include rhyme or not, stanzas can be different lengths
What is free verse
400
"He, She, It" used in story what's author's point of view
What is 3rd person
400
The author's purpose for writing a fictional story is to...
What is entertain
400
words underneath a graphic that tell you what it is showing may also introduce new information that is not in the main text
What is captions
400
the words the actors speak
What is dialogue
400
words that end with the same sound
What is rhyme
500
Series of events that happen the story
What is plot
500
What is the author's purpose if you are reading an expository text about manatees?
What is to inform
500
Sometimes authors use graphs, charts, webs, or diagrams to give the reader additional information or to help them understand something better what are these called
What is graphic organizers
500
one of the cast of characters often doesn't interact with the other characters, though, he/she speaks to the audience directly, knows important information that might otherwise not come out in the dialogue
What is narrator
500
includes words or phrases that create images in the mind of the reader, it can also include any words that appeal to the reader's other senses: sound, smell, taste, and touch
What is sensory language