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Persuade Trying to convince the reader of something
Inform the author is giving facts and information[ possibly teaching something to the reader]
Entertain the author wants you to enjoy the story by keeping the readers attention
Explain written in steps for the reader to follow
Describe sensory language is used to describe a topic
Simile A comparison of two unlike things using the words like, as, than, resembles.
Metaphor A comparison that speaks of one thing as if it is another -a DIRECT-comparison
Personification an implied comparison that gives human traits to non-human objects
Somebody Who is the main character Ex: Stanley Yelnats III
Wanted What di the main character want to happen or achieve ? Ex: Wanted to live a normal life with his family
But What happen instead ? Ex: But because of their family curse, he was always in the wrong place at the wrong time and he was sent to Camp Green for a crime he didn't commit
So How does the main character deal with the conflict Ex: Stanley tries to make the beat of the situation by making friends and working hard. He is put in a situation that gives him the opportunity to break the family cruse.
Then How does the story end ? Ex: Stanley breaks the family curse and finds the treasure buried by Kissin' Kate that belonged to his family. This solves a lot of problems for Stanley , Zero, and the old town Green Lake
Narrative tells a story
Free Verse doesn't rhyme
Humorous funny poem
Lyrical Shows feelings
Line one line of the poem
Stanza like a paragraph of a poem
Tone the authors attitude toward the topic of their writhing
Mood The atmosphere or emotion that the reader gets from reading a text. What mood and emotional response does the reader get from the text ?
1st Person The narrator is a character in the story. They are a part if the action. They use words like, I, ME, MY , WE ,US , OURS
2nd Person The narrator directly addresses the reader. They make you a part of the story. They will use words like YOU, YOUR, YOURS
3rd Person Limited The story is told by an outside narrator , but they share the thoughts of ONLY the main character. They use words like SHE, HER,/ HE, HIS
3rd Person Objective The narrator is an outside person that reports the story events as they take place, but doesn't know the thoughts of any of the characters
3rd Person Omniscient The narrator knows and sees all the thoughts and feelings of ALL the characters. ALL KNOWNING
Tone the authors attitude toward the topic of their writhing . What tone of voice is the author writhing?
Mood The atmosphere or emotion that the reader gets from reading a text. What mood and emotional response does the reader get form the text
Descriptive The text describes the characteristic of something
Chronological order the text tells a sequence of events or a list of steps
Compare and Contrast the text presents the similarities and differences between 2 or more things.
Problem and Solution the text describes a problem and how it was solved
R Restate the question
A ANSWER THE QUESTION
C CITE EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT
E EXPLAIN AND ELABORATE
S SUM IT UP !
Bold Print darker words that have important meaning
Glossary gives the definitions of unfamiliar words
Pictures When the author provides a visual on the topic
Captions words that explain what is shown in a picture or illustration that shows the labeled parts of something
Diagram an illustration that shows the labeled parts of something
Table of Contents topics and the page numbers where they are located
Index a list of words in the back of the book and the page number where the words can be found
Time When? This could include the year or time period [ Past, Present, or Future ] as well as time of day
Place Where ? This could include City, State , Country , World, Planet, Universe, Home , Store , etc.
Environment What ? This could include the type of home the character lives in , the government , the living situation, etc.
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