Genre & Text Types
A made-up story with characters and a plot
What is fiction?
“It was as cold as ice” is this type of figurative language
What is a simile?
Using clues + background knowledge to understand meaning
What is inference?
Events told in order of time
What is chronological order?
The “R” in RACE stands for this
Restate
A text that gives facts and explains a topic
What is informational text?
Giving human traits to nonhuman things
What is personification?
The lesson or message of a story
What is theme?
Explains why something happened and what happened next
What is cause and effect?
The “A” in RACE stands for this
Answer
A text written to convince the reader of something
What is an argumentative text?
“The classroom was a zoo”
What is a metaphor?
If a character slams the door and avoids others, what can you infer?
What is the character is upset/angry?
Shows similarities and differences
What is compare and contrast?
The “C” in RACE stands for this
Cite Evidence
A true story written about a real person’s life
What is literary nonfiction (biography/memoir)?
Repetition of beginning sounds
What is alliteration?
Theme of a story where a character learns to tell the truth
What is honesty is important?
Describes a problem and how it is solved
What is problem and solution?
The “E” in RACE stands for this
Explain how your evidence proves your answer.
A text written in dialogue meant to be performed
What is drama?
A phrase that means something different than its literal meaning (e.g., “spill the beans”)
What is an idiom?
A theme must be written as:
What is a complete sentence (not one word)?
Clue words: “because,” “as a result,” “therefore”
What is cause and effect?
Why is citing evidence important?
What is to support your answer using the text?