Genre
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Fiction is a made-up text.
Nonfiction is a text with true information.
What are context clues and why are they important?
Context clues help a reader to understand a word they don't know by looking at the words and sentences around it. They are important because they help the reader to understand more words than they would otherwise.
What is a map and why is it useful in a text?
A map is a picture that shows where something is in relation to something else. It answers the question "where."
Why do we reread a story?
We reread to make sure we understand it well.
What is an action verb?
It is the part of a sentence that shows action, the subject does something.
Compare and contrast expository text with narrative nonfiction.
Both are true texts with real information.
Expository text focuses on facts and details about a topic.
Narrative nonfiction focuses on a story with characters, a setting, and a plot.
Give me an example of a prefix.
Un, non, im, pre, re....
What is a caption and how is it useful when looking at a picture in a text?
A caption explains what a picture is all about. I's a sentence or a phrase underneath a picture.
Describe the summarizing strategy that we like to use for fictional stories.
Somebody
Wanted
But
So
Then
What are the three verb tenses?
Past, present, and future
Compare and contrast folktales with fairytales.
They are both fiction stories.
Folktales are short stories passed down through generations. They end with a lesson.
Fairytales are entertaining stories filled with magical characters that couldn't exist in real life.
Give me an example of a suffix.
-ful, -less, -able...
What is a diagram and how is it useful when looking at a picture?
It labels the different parts of a picture. It is useful because it helps you to understand the different parts of a picture.
Visualize meeting a tiger in the jungle. Then, describe how you would feel and what you would do.
Answers will vary.
What is the difference between a main verb and a helping verb?
A main verb shows. the action or state of being in a sentence. A helping verb such as am, are, has, have, had, or will works with the main verb to show when the action or state of being occurs.
compare and contrast historical fiction with realistic fiction.
Both are made up stories.
Realistic fiction COULD happen in real life.
Historical fiction takes some true facts from history and mixes them in with fictional setting, characters, and plot.
Give me a synonym and an antonym of the following word:
fearful
synonym: afraid or scared
antonym: brave, courageous
How do headings and subheadings improve an expository text?
They show you right away what is the big idea of a text as well as the key details in the text.
What is the theme in the story of the "Ant and the Grasshopper"?
Don't be lazy. Prepare for the future.
What is a linking verb?
A linking verb is a type of verb used to connect subjects and predicates.
Compare and contrast procedural text with persuasive text.
Both are nonfiction.
Procedural teaches the reader how to do something.
Persuasive tries to convince the reader to agree with the author's opinion.
What is the big purpose of studying root words, prefixes, and suffixes?
Give me an example of each one.
They expand your vocabulary by allowing you to understand different word parts.
Answers will vary.
Name five different text features and how they improve an expository text.
Answers will vary.
Explain the three different points of view when a narrator tells a story.
First person (I, me, my), second person (you), and third person (they, them, he, she)
What are the basic steps to completing a research paper?
Pick a topic.
Think of questions.
Research several good sources.
Take notes.
Make an outline.
Write a rough draft.
Fix your mistakes.
Write a final draft.