structural elements
elements that make up the structure of a poem, play, or story
dialogue
words characters speak in a story or a play
theme
lesson learned in a story, play or poem (usually by the main character)
1st person point of view
character in the story tells his/her version of the story. the narrator is part of the story
3rd person point of view
the narrator is outside the story
setting
where and when the story or play takes place. It often inculeds time, place, and environment
infer
to make an inference by using your prior knowledge and clues in the story to figure out something about the story
narrative writing
tells a story and includes the elements of a story such as setting, characters, and plot
mythology
a collection of stories or myths passed down in any group with shared beliefs
sequence
order of events
main idea
what the text is mostly about
timeline
text feature that shows events in the order they occorred
text structure
how a text is organized
diagram
an image that shows the parts of something
cause and effect
what happened and why
heading
indicates a new broad section is being introduced
description
lots of details used to "paint a picture"
chart
a visual text feautre that uses bars, lines, or slices to show data
compare/contrast
what is similar and what is different
text features
visurals in a text that provide additional information to what you read
problem/solution
a problem is presented and ways to solve the problem
second hand account
a retelling of an event by a person who was not there to witness it
first hand account
a retelling of an event by a person who witnessed it