Reading Year Review

Story with characters who put together clues to solve a crime or a secret

A word that describes or gives more info about a noun

I'd most like to read an informational text on...

Compares 2 unlike things using "like" or "as"

Ms. Blanco teaches reading. --> She teaches reading. What part of speech is "she"

A word that shows an action or a state of being

A non-fiction text that teaches facts on a topic

Gives an object or thing human qualities

Text that is thicker or darker than the rest of the text

Purpose of this writing is to impart information or educate on a given topic

If an author gave you step by step instructions of how to make a PB&J sandwhich

Which is your favorite slogan

A person or an animal in a story

the alphabetical list that gives important words from the text and their definitions (hint: in the back of the book)

Which is your favorite cinematic climax?

The turning point in the story; the part with the most action

The list of headings in the book and what page they can be found on (hint:in the front of the book)

book written by the author about his or her own life

Where and when the story takes place

A big, obvious exaggeration (ex. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse)

A title at the top of a page or section that tells the reader what they will read about

Words that are usually next to, or below an image, diagram, or chart that describe it

Fiction that has made-up events that COULD happen in real life

Advertising strategy that suggests you should join the crowd by buying this product so you aren't the only one w/out it

Purpose of writing that tries to convince readers of a certain point of view

Shows the locations of things or places that relate to the text

Which is the funniest simile

Shows the order, or sequence, that events happen on a line with dates

Names the specific parts of a diagram or image

___ stories are about real life and are true stories

Compares two unlike things to show that they have something in common but DOES NOT use like or as

FICTION that is set in the past and sometimes uses real people from that time period as characters

Who's biography would you like to read?

Having a celebrity use, advertise, and endorse your product. If they use it, you should too!

Repeating a slogan, idea, or saying over and over, in hopes it will stick with people & they will remember your product

A catchy phrase that people will remember

a word that names a person, place, or thing

The lesson the author wants the reader to learn from the story

What was your favorite thing to do in Ms. Blanco's class this year

Authors purpose of this text is for the reader to have fun and be engaged