Realistic Fiction & Hatchet Vocabulary

What is realistic fiction?

• the goal the author wants to achieve from his/her story

• a story using made up characters that could happen in real life

• sequence of events in a story

• the message of the story or lesson

What is author's purpose?

• the goal the author wants to achieve from his/her story

• the sequence of events in a story

• the message of the story or lesson

• the time and place of a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What are characters?

• the time and place in a story

• the sequence of events in a story

• the people or animals in a story

• things that happen in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

What are events?

• the things that happen in a story

• the time and place of a story

• the animals or people in a story

• the message of a story or lesson

What is plot?

• the people and animals in a story

• the time and place of a story

• the message of a story or lesson

• the sequence of events in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is setting?

• the animals or people in a story

• the time and place of a story

• the message of the story or lesson

• the sequence of events in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is theme?

• the sequence of events in a story

• the time and place of a story

• the message of a story or lesson

• the animals or people in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What does the word gingerly mean?

• dangerously

• cautiously; with great care

• quietly

• related to the color red

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word ignite mean?

• to start a fire; fired

• to stop something

• to ignore

• to close

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word sputtered mean?

• to stop something

• to start something

• to set on fire; fired

• to give popping sounds

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4