U2 Mrs. Wainwright's Students

audience

• The group of people for whom the author is writing.

• The main character in a story.

• The setting where the story takes place.

• The conflict that drives the plot.

Description

• A text structure that tells about the features, qualities, or traits of a character, place, object, or event.

• A narrative that describes a sequence of events in a story.

• A type of writing that focuses on the author's personal experiences.

• A method of organizing information in a chronological order.

Problem and Solution

• A text structure used to compare two different ideas.

• A text structure an author uses to explain a problem and the work being done to fix it.

• A narrative style that focuses on character development.

• A method of organizing information chronologically.

synonym

• Words that mean the same thing.

• Words that have opposite meanings.

• Words that are used in the same context.

• Words that are derived from the same root.

author's purpose

• To entertain, persuade, or inform.

• To summarize the main points of the text.

• To provide a detailed analysis of the subject.

• To critique the work of other authors.

author's theme

• The big lesson or message the author wants you to learn from the story. It is usually written as a sentence. Example: “True friends stick together even in hard times.”

• A brief summary of the plot that outlines the main events of the story.

• The setting and time period in which the story takes place.

• The character development and how the protagonist changes throughout the story.

Conclusion

• How the story begins and introduces characters.

• How it ends, such as how the problem is solved or what lesson is learned.

• The main conflict that drives the narrative.

• The setting and time period of the story.

author’s message

• The author wants to entertain the reader with a funny story.

• The author wants to inform the reader about a historical event.

• The author wants me to learn or remember that working together makes us stronger.

• The author wants to describe a beautiful landscape.

Antonym

• Words that mean the same.

• Words that mean the opposite.

• Words that are synonyms.

• Words that are unrelated.

development

• The process of creating characters and settings in a story.

• How a story changes from the beginning, middle, to end.

• The theme or moral lesson of a story.

• The use of literary devices to enhance storytelling.