A type of genre that is not true.
What is fiction?
Lines, Stanzas, rhythm, metaphors, repetition. Etc
What are the characteristics of poetry?
Read to perform
What is drama?
This is read to gather/learn information.
What is informational Text?
This is meant to sway/persuade the audience.
What is an argumentative text?
the highest point in the plot where the problem/conflict reaches its peak
What is the climax?
Read to experience rich language and emotion.
What is Poetry?
Tells you what the characters are doing and how they should be acting/saying their lines.
Stage Directions
Text Structures/Org. Patterns
What is the way the author organizes the text?
Persuasive devices
What is ethos, pathos, logos?
A universal message in a fictional story.
What is the message/ Moral?
SHAMPOO
What is an acronym for Figurative Language?
Similar to chapters in a book
What are acts in drama?
To inform
Speeches, Debates, Convincing statements.
What are examples of Argumentative texts?
5 Sequence of events
What is Exposition, R. Action, Climax, F. Action, Resolution?
SHAMPOO Acronym (What does it stand for?)
Simile, Hyperbole, Alliteration, Metaphor, Personification, Onomatopoeia, and Oxymoron
Another name for the author in drama
What is the playwright?
Newspaper, Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Atlas, Science Book. etc.
What are examples of informational text.
An assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue (aka opinion)
What is the claim?
Acronym PIEED (What does it mean?)
Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain, Describe
Rewriting something read in your own words
What is paraphrasing?
Rewriting something read using text information
What is summarizing?
A logical guess made by connecting bits of information from the text.
What is inferencing?
The purpose of the counterclaim
What is to rubute or prove a previous claim is false or untrue?