Power Cards

short version

all the ways they are alike

read between the lines

at the end of a declarative sentence or imperative (command) sentence

two words that have the same meaning

when and where a story takes place

the narrator is in involved in the story

words that move the essay along (first, second, finally, next)

an account of an event through an eyewitness (diary, journal, photograph)

shows or action or can be helping or linking

used with a conjunction to separate two independent things

comparison of two unlike things using like or as

Subject verb agreement rule:  Singular subject the verb ends in S

events that take place in the story including the conflicts

two words that have the opposite meaning

communicate ( a message or information)

joins two clauses or group of words

an account of an event through someone who did not witness it (textbook, newspaper article)

how the conflict or problem is resolved

the narrator is not involved in the story

essay that tells a story with the purpose to entertain

break apart, break it down

used in writing time, business letter's greeting, and a dividing a list

essay that describes a person, place, or thing

person, place, or thing

type of literary work

word that sounds like the sound it makes

outline, list in steps

stories that are not true (includes sci-fi and historical)

back it up, break it up with details

comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

used to show the titles of books works of art, newspaper, tv shows

the dictionary definition of a word

build, create

used at the end of an exclamatory sentence

emotional feelings of a word that can be positive or negative

all the ways they are different

takes the place of the noun

lesson or moral of the story

judge

extreme exaggeration

what will happen next

people or animals that take an active part in the story

used at the end of an interrogative sentence (question)

pattern of rhyming words at the end of a line of poetry

essay that tries to persuade the reader

four line group in a poem

books or information that is factual (dictionary, encyclopedia, newspaper)

describes verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs

used to punctuate small titles and dialogue in sentences

tell me why or how

reason an author writes something: to entertain, to persuade, to infor

when things are not human are given human characteristics or feelings

shows emotion

repeating sounds or words in poetry

describes nouns

essay that informs or explains

the problem of the story or book

repetition of consonant sounds

the person who tells the story

tell me all about it

divide two sentences instead of using a comma and conjunction

repetition of vowel sounds