Fiction
This is the problem in the story called...
Conflict
T/F: Non-fiction is REAL and fiction is MADE-UP.
True
True or False:You should complete the STAAR as fast as possible.
False: it is more important to do your best than be the first one finished.
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph.
Stanza
This text structure tells about a problem and shows a solution or possible solutions.
Problem and solution
What are the first 2 things you are introduced to in the exposition in a fiction story?
Characters and Setting
True or False:
A biography is literary non-fiction that tells about someone's life written by that person.
False: A biography is written by another person.
What are the different types of books called?
hint: starts with a G
genre
This phrase is an example of what?
Four friends found free food.
What is Alliteration.
This text structure tells about something and uses words like:
one example, characteristics are, for instance, for example, etc...
Description
What do characters learn at the end of the story? The lesson>
THEME
What are the following examples of?
Heading, Glossary, Picture, Caption and Map
Non-Fiction Text Features
True or false: When completing Reading STAAR you must prove your answers by re reading the text to find text evidence to support your thinking.
True: This will help you get the correct answer.
What figurative language is being used?
Her smile is the sun.
metaphor
To show how two or more things are alike and different.
Compare and Contrast
This is the way things end up in the story.
Resolution
What is the purpose of text features in a non-fiction text?
To support the text and make reading the selection easier to understand.
If you don't know what something means on the STAAR what will you do?
Look it up in the online dictionary!
When the poet uses words to paint a picture in your head
Imagery
To show why something happened and what happened.
Cause and Effect
(Label cause-WHY and the effect-WHAT?)
What is the most exciting part of the story called on the plot diagram?
climax
Where is a good place to start when looking for the main idea of a paragraph?
The heading of the section and then the first, second, or last sentence. Check for repeated words and ideas.
What figurative language is the following an example of:
The clouds were crying.
Personification
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile is a comparison that uses "like" or "as" and a metaphor is a comparison that doesn't.
Shows events or procedures in time order.
Order and sequence/procedural text.