Genres
Elements of a Story
Grammar
Figurative language
Text Features
100
This genre is defined by stories that use science with in a fantasy.
What is science fiction
100
This is where the story takes place.
What is the setting?
100
This part of speech is the person, place, or thing in a sentence. This could be proper, or common.
What is a noun?
100
This type of figurative language is when an author gives a non-human character or object human qualities. Example: "The wind howled all through the night."
What is personification?
100
An author uses this text feature in the front of their book to show which page to turn to in order to find certain information.
What is the table of contents?
200
This genre has a person writing a true story about their life.
What is an autobiography?
200
This is the main character of a story. This character is the one the author talks about the most or it is the character telling the story.
What is the protagonist?
200
This part of speech is the action of the noun.
What is the verb?
200
This type of figurative language is when the author compares to unlike things using the words, "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
200
The author uses this text feature to give information on a picture or illustration with in their book.
What is a caption?
300
This genre normally uses animal characters to tell a story that teaches the reader a life lesson.
What is a folktale?
300
This is the character or force that is against the main character.
What is the antagonist?
300
This part of speech is words that describe the noun.
What is an adjective?
300
This type of figurative language is defined by having words with the same begining sound with in the same phrase. Ex: "Tommy the toothless Dino ate tomorrows, tomatos, today."
What is alliteration?
300
An author uses this text feature to label the main topics in their writing.
What are headings?
400
This genre would consist of works like, textbooks, cook books, etc....
What is nonfiction?
400
You know the story is told from this view point because the author is in the story. Clues that show you the author is in the story include words like, "I", "my", etc....
What is first person view?
400
This part of speech are words that describe verbs.
What are adverbs?
400
This type of figurative language is used when the complete opposite expected event occurs. Ex: A NASCAR driver fails Drivers Ed.
What is Irony?
400
An author uses this text feature to split up minor topics within their writing.
What are subheadings?
500
Milkweed would be considered this genre because the characters are made-up but the setting and certain events are based on reality.
What is Historical Fiction?
500
This is an example of which point of view: Henry mumbled half awake, "I'm not going to the picnic". His mother quickly jerked him out of his bed by his arm. "You are going to the picnic and that is final".
What is third person?
500
This is the antecedent of this sentence: Lions sometimes eat their young because of their poor grades in school.
What is the word, Lions?
500
This is an example of this Figurative Language: "I am so tired, I could sleep for a year!"
What is a hyperbole?
500
Authors uses this text feature to show how events or steps occur in time.
What is chronological order?