Which sentence is a description?

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

The elements of fiction

characters, plot, setting, tone, mood

A place where something can be found

a word that has the opposite meaning of another word

a trait or feature of a person or thing

to persuade, inform, or entertain the reader

a book of synonyms and antonyms

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

Which sentence is an explanation?

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

Which sentence IDENTIFIES something?

Santoro is the antagonist in the story.

a person's opinion or perspective

the central message of a piece of writing

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1
Which sentence is a description?
He ate 8 pancakes.
The pancakes were on the plate.
She made some pancakes.
The pancakes were golden brown, soft, sweet, and warm.
2
The elements of fiction
characters, plot, setting, tone, mood
persuade, inform, entertain
main idea, details, summary
headings, subheadings, index, captions
3
cause
persuade, inform, or entertain
the reason an event happens
a trait or feature of a person or thing
the result of an event or circumstance
4
What is a source?
A place where something can be found
A book of word definitions
Fictional writing
An author's belief or opinion
5
The 3 purposes for writing
summarize, viewpoint, theme
compare, contrast, describe
characters, plot, setting
persuade, inform, entertain
6
antonym
a word that has the opposite meaning of another word
a word that has the same meaning as another word
the pronunciation of a word
the meaning of a word
7
characteristic
the protagonist in a story
a person or animal that plays a role in a story
the meaning of a word
a trait or feature of a person or thing
8
What is the setting of a story?
the characters' characteristics
the place, time, and duration
the pictures
the tone and mood
9
author's purpose
to persuade, inform, or entertain the reader
a trait or feature or a person or thing
a person's opinion or perspective
one piece of writing from a book or magazine or website
10
thesaurus
to retell the important parts of a text, in a shorter form
the central message of a piece of writing
a book of synonyms and antonyms
to explain how two things are similar
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summarize
to retell the important parts of a text, in a short form
the function of a word within a sentence
the reason an event happens
to explain how two things are different
12
Which sentence is an explanation?
A pupusa is a corn tortilla filled with cheese or meat.
Use fresh masa harina.
Please get some pupusas on your way home.
Pupusas taste good.
13
Which sentence IDENTIFIES something?
Santoro is tall and has black hair.
Santoro is the antagonist in the story.
I like Santoro more than the other character.
What's your opinion of Santoro?
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viewpoint
to persuade, inform, or entertain the reader
a person's opinion or perspective
third person limited
a comparison using the word "like" or "as"
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theme
to explain how two things are different
a book of synonyms and antonyms
stories that aren't true but could really happen
the central message of a piece of writing

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