General Reading Terms Review

Front

What is the term for a narrator who tells the story without using 'I'?

Back

3rd person

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Front

What is the process of writing the main idea with supporting details for nonfiction, and the characters/problem/resolution for fiction called?

Back

summary

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

What are fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, biography, and folktales examples of?

Back

genres

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What term describes how the narrator is telling the story?

Back

point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Front

What do you call the aspects that show how two things are alike?

Back

similarities

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

Front

What is the term for a story that is made up and not based on real events?

Back

fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What is the term for a type of writing that presents facts and information?

Back

nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

Front

What is the literary term for the perspective from which a story is told?

Back

point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What do we call a brief statement that presents the main idea of a text?

Back

thesis statement

Front

What is the term for a category of literature characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter?

Back

genre

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.6.3