Types of Writing Expository Narrative Persuasive

Expository Explain an event or an concept

Narrative Tells a story (fiction)

Persuasive Try to persuade or convince you to do something

Genre The type of story Fiction Non-fiction

Non-fiction True, based on facts Earthquakes

Biography Story written about someone’s life

Autobiography Life story written by that same person

Fiction Not true, fake, not based in facts

Takes place in the future Science fiction Takes place in the future

Historical fiction Fiction takes place in the past

Realistic fiction Type of fiction that could be real

Legend Story that keeps growing The legend of Sleepy Hollow

Myth Story about gods

Fable Story that teaches a lesson or moral Animals are usually the characters

Fairy tale Usually ends with “happily ever after” Cinderella

Fantasy Story that uses a lot of imagination Movie examples?

Author The person that writes a story

Narrator Someone who tells the story

Draws the pictures or visuals for the story Illustrator Draws the pictures or visuals for the story

characters People in the story

Setting Place and time of the story

conflict Problem in the story

climax The most exciting part of the story

Theme What the story is mainly about Big idea

Dialogue Where characters speak to one another; may often be used to substitute for exposition. Comics and plays

1st person point of view Uses I and my and we and ours I We My Our

3rd person point of view He She They Harold Esperanza Uses his and her and they He She They Harold Esperanza

Voice Add some personality to your writing

Tone Tells the mood of the story

Visual/Illustration/Image A picture from the story

Summary Retell the main parts of the story

Chronological order/ Sequence Telling the story in the correct order 1 2 3 4 5

Figurative language/Figure of speech Use of language where the intended meaning differs from the actual literal meaning of the words themselves Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Personification Onomatopoeia Verbal Irony Oxymoron

Metaphor Papa is a mule and won’t understand Comparison that says one thing is something else Papa is a mule and won’t understand

Simile Comparison using like or as He is as blind as a bat

That was the fanciest birthday party in the world! Hyperbole An exaggeration That was the fanciest birthday party in the world!

Personification Human traits for something not human

Onomatopoeia Sound effect words The tic-tac of the clock.

Verbal irony Where the meaning of a specific expression is, or is intended to be, the exact opposite of what the words literally mean. (Sarcasm is a tone of voice that often accompanies verbal irony, but they are not the same thing.)

A contradiction in terms. Oxymoron A contradiction in terms. Romeo describes love using several oxymorons, such as “cold fire,” “feather of lead” and “sick health,” to suggest its contradictory nature.

Idiom Give different meanings to words and phrases Hey, Al. I was invited to be a judge for the Miss America Beauty Pageant! Oh, really? Come on, you're pulling my leg! No, honestly. Do you really think that I'm trying to fool you with a ridiculous story? Well, you've told me foolish stories before. I can assure you that this one is for real. It’s raining cats and dogs

Foreshadowing Where future events in a story, or perhaps the outcome, are suggested by the author before they happen

White-purity Red? Symbolism/Imagery When words make pictures in your mind White-purity Red?

Prefix Re-read Pre-view Un-cover Added to the beginning of the word

Suffix Document-ation Publish-er Soft-en Child-ish Added to the end of the word Document-ation Publish-er Soft-en Child-ish

Synonym Same meaning Huge=massive Strange=bizarre

Antonym Opposites Colorful ≠ Colorless Unknown ≠ Famous

Rose Homonym Sound the same spelled the same different meaning The rose is beautiful Rose Jesus rose from the death on the third day

Homophone Has the same sound but different spelling and meaning Red Read Blue Blew

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers Alliteration Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers Repeat the same sound at the beginning of the word.

The repetition of vowel sounds Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds

Analyze Take apart; give reasons, piece by piece

Compare How are they alike and different?

Contrast What is different?

Infer Draw a conclusion

Trace Copy, follow the steps review.

Formulate Develop or create, come up with a plan

Describe Tell who, what, when, where and how.

Explain Tell what it means. Use who, what, when, where and how.

Summarize Tell it in your own words

Evaluate What do you think? Check it out!

Support Back it up!

Predict What will happen next

Predict Tells what happens next

Poetry Rhyme Blank verse Rhyme scheme Stanza Meter Repetition

The similarity of ending sounds existing between two words Rhyme The similarity of ending sounds existing between two words Bid me to weep, and I will weep, While I have eyes to see; And having none, yet I will keep A heart to weep for thee.

Blank Verse Non-rhyming poetry, usually written in iambic pentameter. (Shakespeare)

Rhyme Scheme The sequence in which the rhyme occurs. The first end sound is represented as letter a, the second as b… Bid me to weep, and I will weep, a While I have eyes to see; b And having none, yet I will keep a A heart to weep for thee. b

Stanza A grouping of two or more lines of a poem in terms of length, metrical form, or rhyme scheme

Meter The recurrence of a pattern of stressed and understressed syllables. Charging down the King’s path steady / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ 8 A On to meet our death charge ready / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ 8 A

Repetition The repeating of words, phrases, lines or stanzas. Love is a red, red rose.