Fiction
the specific location, time, time period, date, or weather in which the story takes place
setting
Another word for nonfiction text
informational text
The feeling the author creates for the reader
Mood
Part of an act which is set in a different time or a different place. If this does not change, then the setting does not change.
Scene
The reason the author writes.
Author's Purpose
the biggest problem of the story
conflict
The author organizes or builds his writing with text structure. Name two of these organizational patterns.
Cause/Effect, Compare/Contrast, Sequential or Chronological Order, Description, Problem/Solution
giving human characteristics to an object or item
personification
The written instructions, usually in italics, that tell the actors what to do and the tone of voice to use.
Stage directions
the perspective from which a piece of text is written
Name them all.
point of view
1st, 2nd, 3rd limited, 3rd objective, 3rd omniscient
the message, moral, or lesson in a story
theme
What are photographs, diagrams, maps, charts, graphs, timelines, tables, illustrations in the passage?
Text Features
Figurative language is words layered with meaning and does not mean what it says.
Name three types.
simile, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, metaphor, imagery
the words two or more characters say to each other
dialogue
Using words around an unknown word to find hints of what the word might mean. These can be found in definitions, synonyms, antonyms, inferences, examples, prefixes, suffixes, root words, and helping words.
Context clues
What do you look for when looking at a summary question?
BME
Name 3 common text features.
pictures, captions, subtitles/headings
Words that appeal to any of the five senses.
Sensory language
objects, items that are on the stage being used by actors throughout the play
props
What the text is mostly about.
Main idea
the sequence of events in the story which includes the rising action, the climax, and the falling action
Plot
You can locate these by looking at dates, numbers, names, or places. They are statements that are based on truth and can be proven.
Facts
The use of a vivid description to create a picture in the reader's mind.
Imagery
Elements that are included are the same as those in fiction. Theme is one example. Name two more.
Plot and conflict
what you know + what you have read (text evidence)
Inference