| A | B |
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| Fiction | writing that tells about imaginary characters |
| Nonfiction | writing that tells real events about real people and provides information |
| 1st Person Point of View | the perspective of a character inside of the story: uses pronouns I, me, my |
| 3rd Person Point of View Omniscient | perspective of a narrator outside of the story that reveals all of the characters thoughts and feelings |
| 3rd Person Person Point of View Limited | perspective of a narrator outside of the story that is limited to only revealing one character's thoughts and feelings |
| Exposition | characters, setting, and initial problem are described |
| Rising Action | events that build tension and excitement |
| Climax | the most exciting part in the story where the turning point takes place |
| Falling Action | Events that follow the climax |
| Resolution | The final outcome, where the conflict is resolved |
| Theme | an overall message about life |
| Love Conquers All | a common theme, referring to people uniting or coming together to overcome difficulties |
| Good overcomes Evil | a common theme when the good guy (protagonist) beats the bad guy (antagonist) |
| Gneres | Type of literature: science fiction, mystery .. |
| Science Fiction | a type of genre featuring imagned scientific or technological advances |
| Mystery | a type of genre which a detective solves a crime |
| Realistic Fiction | a type of genre. The story could actually happen but is actually made up |
| Autobiography | a type of nonfiction genre - writing that someone write about themselves |
| Biography | a type of nofiction genre - writing that someone writes about someone else |
| What is the main purpsoe of nonfiction? | to explain, to persuade, to inform |
| fact | information that is based on research |
| opinion | a view of judgement formed about something not necessaril based on fact |
| cause | to make something happen |
| effect | something that happens because of something else |
| summarize | list of main idea and at least three supporting details of the passage |
| paraphrase | putting the passage or text in your own words (not copying ANY words) |
