Latin Roots
This latin root means "with", "together", or "jointly".
What is con-?
Words that can replace nouns in a sentence.
What is a pronoun?
In a memoir, an author describes and shares their thoughts about the people and events from their own life.
What is point of view?
The main message that the author wants the reader to understand in an informational text?
What is central idea?
Define figurative language.
What is language that is not literal and makes fresh comparisons?
This latin root means "bad" or "evil".
What is mal-?
Personal pronouns tell about people. List 5 personal pronouns.
What is I, me, we, us, you, he, him, she, her, it, they, and them?
This type of narrator sees the world through a single character's eyes and reveals only what this character experiences, thinks, and feels.
What is third-person limited?
The important idea or message about life that the author expresses in a story.
What is theme?
A comparison of two seemingly unlike things using the word like or as.
What is simile?
This latin root means "see" or "look at".
What is -vis-/-vid-?
Possessive pronouns show ownership. List 5 possessive pronouns.
What is my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, and theirs?
This type of narrator is an all-knowing observer who can describe everything that happens and can reveal the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
What is third-person omniscient?
Define plot, conflict, and resolution.
What is...a plot is the sequence of events in a story, the conflict is the problem the character faces, and the resolution is how the conflict is resolved?
A comparison of two seemingly unlike things by describing one thing as if it were the other.
What is metaphor?
The word supervise has the latin root -vis- which means to "see" or "look at". Define the word supervise.
What is to observe or watch over someone or something?
The word to which a pronoun refers.
What is antecedent?
Identify the point of view in the passage. Hollie is a dog, a yellow Labrador Retriever, who lives with two humans, Mrs. and Mrs. Ortiz, and their four cats. She loves both humans very much, and she can tolerate three of the cats. The fourth cat, however, named Katrina, is her sworn enemy. Katrina has scratched Hollie at least three times, and Hollie has no idea why. Hollie also wonders why the humans seem to always take Katrina's side.
What is third-person limited point of view?
An external conflict involves a character and an outside force, such as another character or nature. Name an external conflict a character could experience.
What is a disagreement with a friend or a character getting lost in the woods?
Define personification.
What is giving human qualities to something nonhuman?
The word retrospect has the latin root -spec- which means to "look" or "see". Define the word retrospect.
What is looking or referring back?
Identify the pronoun and the antecedent in the following sentence. Mateo and Levi visited several stores, and they found everything on the list.
What is Mateo and Levi and they?
Identify the point of view in the passage. Mr. and Mrs. Ortiz have a dog and four cats. They love all five of them dearly. The dog, Hollie, loves the humans back. The cats, Jack, Matty, Bear, and Katrina, tolerate the humans because they provide food, water, snacks, brushing, and clean litter boxes. Jack, Matty, and Bear put up with Hollie because she is much bigger than they are. The fourth cat, Katrina, however, truly hates dogs, so she delights in pestering and even scratching Hollie when ever possible. Katrina knows that the humans will not let Hollie fight back.
What is third-person omniscient point of view?
An internal conflict is a struggle within the character's own mind, such as a struggle against their own fears or weaknesses. Name an internal conflict a character could experience.
What is...a character attempting to do good while being tempted to do something bad or a character trying to deal with fear?
Write an example of a simile, metaphor, and personification.
What is...The shoebox is filled with letters was like a treasure chest. (simile) The oatmeal was a cold lump of clay in his bowl. (metaphor) Fluffy snowflakes danced in the sky. (personification)