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Reading & Writing
Reading & Writing Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are FICTION'S 5 parts of PLOT structure? | Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution. |
| What are the 5 TEXT STRUCTURES for NONFICTION? | 1) description, 2) chronological/sequence, 3)cause/effect, 4) problem/solution, 5) compare-contrast |
| What are author's 3 main purposes/reasons for writing? | Persuade (Argue/Opinion) Inform (Teach something), Entertain (Amuse, delight, engage) |
| What are the 3 POINTS of VIEW that stories are told ? | 1st, 2nd, 3rd person |
| What are the PRONOUNS used in a story told from a 1st person point of view? | I, me, my |
| What are the PRONOUNS used in a story told from a 2nd person point of view? | You/yours |
| What are the PRONOUNS used in a story told from a 3rd person point of view? | She/he , her/his |
| What are the 5 steps used to write a short written response that includes evidence? | R.A.C.E.R. = Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain and Reword |
| What can help you determine a character's qualities or personality? | By the character's Feelings, Actions, Sayings, Thoughts |
| What is an ANTAGONIST? (part of the conflict) | The character that is against the main character. |
| What is a PROTAGONIST? (part of the conflict) | The main character of the story that goes through a change. |
| What does character's TONE mean? | The attitude they use when they speak. |
| What does MOOD mean in a story? | The feeling the reader gets from the story. |
| What is the CONNOTATION of a word? | The feeling the word gives that is either positive, neutral or negative. (Example: smell vs odor) |
| What is the DENOTATION of a word? | The original dictionary definition of a word. |
| What are CONTEXT clues? | Using clues around an unknown word to guess its meaning. |
| What are AFFIXES and ROOTS? | Word parts (prefix, root, suffix) that make up many new words. |
| What is THEME? | The lesson or moral of the story that anyone can relate to. |
| What is the MAIN IDEA? | What the text is mainly about. |
| What are SUPPORTING DETAILS? | Evidence that backs up/supports the main idea. |
| What does POINT of VIEW mean? | Who is telling the story (narrator) |
| What is PERSPECTIVE? | Any character's "angle" or how they see something. |
| What are the parts of an ESSAY? | Organized into 5 paragraphs: Intro, 3 body paragraphs & a conclusion paragraph. |
| How is fiction SUMMARIZED? | Somebody, wanted, but, so, then (PLOT) |
| How is nonfiction SUMMARIZED? | THINK Hamburger - top bun(topic or argument), 3 supporting details (meat w/ fillings), and bottom bun (restate topic) |
| What are TRANSITION words in writing? | Phrases that help connect from one sentence or paragraph to another to another. |
| What does break apart the PROMPT mean? | Determine the TOPIC description and TYPE of writing you will do. (P.I.E.) |
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gsaunders
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