Non-Fiction
how the author creates the passage and puts it together (ex. cause and effect, sequencing, problem-solution, etc.)
What is author's organization?
the character or force in conflict with a main character
What is antagonist?
reach an idea based on evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
What is infer?
instruction in the text of a play, especially one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting
What are stage directions?
grouped lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
The "voice" of a work; the narrator's perspective
What is point of view?
a statement that cannot be proven true or false
What is opinion?
the struggle or challenge that the protagonist is facing, it could be internal or external
What is conflict?
the parts of something that immediately precede and follow a word or passage
What is context?
a group of scenes that form an important part of the play
What is act?
words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true
What is figurative language?
the abbreviation for author's purpose and what each letter stands for
What is PIE, to persuade, inform, or entertain?
a statement that can be proven true or false when research is done
What is a fact?
written conversation between two or more characters and identifiable by quotation marks
What is dialogue?
a brief statement or account of the main points of something
What is summary?
the events which occur in a single place and time until either place or time changes
What is scene?
Identify the type of figurative language: "John's answer to the problem was just a Band-Aid, not a solution."
What is a metaphor?
the narrator is an observer, but can also zoom in on the thoughts and emotions of any character
What is third person omniscient?
Name at least two things you need to consider and notice when reading an expository text.
What are graphics/figures, sidebars, subtitles, and bolded/italicized words/phrases?
the highest point of tension or drama in a narratives’ plot.
What is Climax?
suggest something as a logical consequence
What is imply?
a conversation between two or more characters
What is dialogue?
Identify the figurative language: "Her hair was as soft as a spider web."
What is a simile?
a reflection of a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject of a poem, story, or other literary work
What is tone?
What is the difference between an autobiography and a biography?
What is an autobiography is a true story of a person's life written or told by that person and a biography is a true story of a person's life written or told by someone else?
the sequence of events where each affects the next
What is plot?
say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.
What is predict?
the words actors say in performance
What are lines?
Identify the figurative language: "The thunder clapped angrily in the distance."
What is personification?
Highlight, Underline, Link, and Kick
What is HULK?
the author's message about the topic
What is the main idea?
the conclusion of the story's plot
What is resolution?
the overall, worldly lesson that can be learned from the story; a repeated idea or lesson in a literary text and often deals with abstract questions, beliefs, or truths
What is theme?
portrayal of fictional or non-fictional events through the performance of written dialog
What is drama?
Identify the figurative language: "Alice's aunt ate apples and acorns around August."
What is alliteration?
the feeling or atmosphere created in the reader by a literary work or passage
What is mood?