Informational
One sentences that says what the text is mainly about
Central Idea
Lists the different points of view
1st person, 2nd, person, 3rd person
Boom! Crash! Boink!
Onomatopoeia
Uses words: I, me, my, we, us, our
1st Person
Chronological
Time order of events
Text Features
Ways to make specific pieces of a text stand out: pictures, captions, bold words, headings, title, etc.
List the 5 parts of plot
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Compares 2 things WITHOUT "like" or "as"
He is a bottomless pit, eating everything he can find.
Metaphor
2nd Person
Description
Lots of details about one specific subject
Text Structures
Cause & Effect, Compare & Contrast, Problem & Solution, Chronological, Description
The moral/message of the story
Theme
The leaves fell as quietly as a whisper.
Simile
Uses words: they, them, their, he, she, it
3rd Person
Lists similarities and differences between 2 or more things
To inform, to entertain, to persuade = what?
Author's Purpose
Types of conflict
C vs. C
C vs. N
C vs. Soc
C vs. S
It's raining cats and dogs
Idiom
He said to Kelly, "I want to watch a movie."
3rd Person
Explaining how one event leads to another
Cause & Effect
How do you figure out a word you DON'T know when you are reading?
Context clues!!!!
Protagonist & Antagonist
Protagonist = main character (typically "good guy")
Antagonist = opposing force/enemy of protagonist
An over-exaggeration
hyperbole
3rd person limited vs. omniscient
Limited = only can see one characters POV
Omniscient = EVERYONE
Problem & Solution