the central message of a piece of writing

Which sentence is an explanation?

A pupusa is a corn tortilla filled with cheese or meat.

to retell the important parts of a text, in a short form

Which sentence is a description?

The pancakes were golden brown, soft, sweet, and warm.

a book of synonyms and antonyms

Which sentence IDENTIFIES something?

Santoro is the antagonist in the story.

a trait or feature of a person or thing

A place where something can be found

a word that has the opposite meaning of another word

a person's opinion or perspective

to persuade, inform, or entertain the reader

The elements of fiction

characters, plot, setting, tone, mood

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theme
to explain how two things are different
a book of synonyms and antonyms
the central message of a piece of writing
stories that aren't true but could really happen
2
The 3 purposes for writing
summarize, viewpoint, theme
persuade, inform, entertain
characters, plot, setting
compare, contrast, describe
3
Which sentence is an explanation?
Please get some pupusas on your way home.
Pupusas taste good.
Use fresh masa harina.
A pupusa is a corn tortilla filled with cheese or meat.
4
summarize
to explain how two things are different
the reason an event happens
to retell the important parts of a text, in a short form
the function of a word within a sentence
5
Which sentence is a description?
The pancakes were golden brown, soft, sweet, and warm.
The pancakes were on the plate.
He ate 8 pancakes.
She made some pancakes.
6
thesaurus
the central message of a piece of writing
to explain how two things are similar
to retell the important parts of a text, in a shorter form
a book of synonyms and antonyms
7
Which sentence IDENTIFIES something?
Santoro is tall and has black hair.
Santoro is the antagonist in the story.
What's your opinion of Santoro?
I like Santoro more than the other character.
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characteristic
the protagonist in a story
a trait or feature of a person or thing
the meaning of a word
a person or animal that plays a role in a story
9
What is a source?
A book of word definitions
A place where something can be found
Fictional writing
An author's belief or opinion
10
cause
the reason an event happens
persuade, inform, or entertain
a trait or feature of a person or thing
the result of an event or circumstance
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What is the setting of a story?
the characters' characteristics
the place, time, and duration
the tone and mood
the pictures
12
antonym
a word that has the same meaning as another word
a word that has the opposite meaning of another word
the pronunciation of a word
the meaning of a word
13
viewpoint
to persuade, inform, or entertain the reader
a person's opinion or perspective
a comparison using the word "like" or "as"
third person limited
14
author's purpose
one piece of writing from a book or magazine or website
a trait or feature or a person or thing
to persuade, inform, or entertain the reader
a person's opinion or perspective
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The elements of fiction
characters, plot, setting, tone, mood
headings, subheadings, index, captions
persuade, inform, entertain
main idea, details, summary

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