On ACCOUNT of...
What's the Point (of View)
Did you get my Text (Structure)?
Vocab-u-licious
E-L-Slay!
100
A ____ hand account, is one that is witnessed/experienced by the person telling the story.
1st Hand
100
This point of view uses clue words like I, Me, and My.
1st Person
100
Text Structure 1 is ....
Sequence
100
What is the genre of text called, that is an account of factual and true information?
Non-Fiction
100
What are context clues?
Words around an unknown word that help you define the word.
200
A ____ hand account if one that is shared by someone who did not actually witness/experience the event.
2nd
200
This Point of View uses clue words like he, she, they.
3rd Person
200
Text Structure 2 is ....
Compare/Contrast
200
What two text structures are the text structures that put information in order?
Sequence and Chronological
200
Which type of account (1st or 2nd hand) is a news broadcast about a tornado that happened yesterday?
2nd Hand
300
An interview, autobiography, and diary are examples of what type of account?
1st Hand
300
A 1st hand account is written in what point of view?
1st Person
300
Text Structure 3 is ....
Cause/Effect
300
Define Compare
Define Contrast
Compare: How things are alike
Contrast: How things are different
300
What type of account is a news broadcast that is taking you live to the scene of a crime?
2nd Hand (the news reporter did not witness the crime)
400
A biography, news report, or textbook are examples of what type of account?
2nd Hand
400
A second hand account is written in what point of view?
3rd Person
400
Text Structure 4 is ....
Chronological
400
This is the two word name for the way that a non-fiction text is organized.
Text Structure
400
What is an autobiography?
A book written about the person who wrote it
500
Account 1 is 2nd Hand
Account 2 is 1st Hand
500
Write a sentence about a puppy in 1st person, and a sentence about a kitten in 3rd person.
Any acceptable answer.
500
Text Structure 5 is ....
Problem/Solution
500
This is the diagram (or graphic organizer) used to record information from a chronological or sequential text.
Flow Chart
500
How does a person who writes a 1st hand account, gather the information they need to write the account?
They experience or witness the events themselves!