Narrative Writing
Informational Writing
Punctuation
Figurative Lagnguage
100

The time and place where the events of a story take place.

Setting

100

Writing about information by explaining what made an event happen is called...

Cause and Effect

100

Francis asked "Where is this bus going?"

Francis asked, "Where is this bus going?"

100

A comparison that is made between two unrelated things using the words "like" or "as."

Simile

200

The central struggle or tension within a story makes things interesting.

Conflict or problem

200

Writing information in the order it happened is called...

Sequence

200

Wow! exclaimed Heather.

"Wow!" exclaimed Heather.

200

A comparison that is made between two unrelated things that does not use the words "like" or "as."

Metaphor

300

The moment when the problem is at it's worst. The conflict makes this the most exciting part of the story. 

Climax

300

A feature that helps the reader understand definitions of important words.

Glossary
300

Frogs eat insects but alligators eat meat.

Frogs eat insects, but alligators eat meat.

300

You are as brave as a lion. This is an example of a:

Simile

400

A main idea or message that the reader gets from a story.

Theme

400

Words under a picture that tell you about the picture.

Caption

400

"How do you know my name_" asked Sue.

"How do you know my name?" asked Sue.

400

You are a night owl. This is an example of:

metaphor

500

Tecnique for letting the reader know what is happening without saying it directly.

Show, don't tell!

500

Feature that lists important dates in chronological order.

Timeline

500

"Eat that sandwich_" said Martha.

"Eat that sandwich," said Martha.

500

My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning. This is an example of:

Personification