Topics: Entertainment › Events
Type: Expository Essays
Sample donated: Kent Barker
Last updated: May 15, 2019
plot
what happens in a story; includes a conflict, rising action, climax and resolution
conflict
the problem of the story
rising action
as the conflict builds
climax
when a problem or conflict is faced; the turning point int he story
resolution or solution
when the problem or conflict is solved
characters
the people or animals ina story
cause
what makes something happen
effect
what happens as a result of the cause
theme
the underlying meaning of a story
setting
where andwhen the story happened
sequence
the order that events happen in a story
author’s purpose
the main reason or reasons the author writes a story
compare or compare and contrast
tell how things are alike and different
fact
something that can be proved
opinion
cannot be proven and tells what someone things or feels
valid generalization
something that is true and covers all things or prople in the story; broad statements that apply to many examples
conclusion
a sensible decision you make after thinking about the details in what you read
main idea
most important idea about the topic
details
pieces of information that support or tell more about the main idea
prior knowledge
what you already knew before reading
graphic source
includes photographs, charts, graphs, maps or other illustrations that organize information and make it easy to see
predict
guessing what will happen in a story based on what you know
dictionary
lists words in alphabetical order and gives their meanings, pars of speech, and pronouneciations
thesaurus
a book containing a list of synonyms and antonyms
glossary
an alphabetical list of important words and their meanings that are used in a book/ located in the back of the book
atlas
book of maps
bibliography
located at the end of a book or paper that lists books, websites, magazines, or other sources that were used or referred to by the author
fiction
a story or book that is not true
non-fiction
a story or book that is true
fantasy
make believe story that could never happen in the real world
humorous fiction
tells the story of imaginary people who seem real. Story events are true to life and often funny
tall tale
a humorous story that tells about exaggerated or impossible events
expository non-fiction
informational text that tells a real life story and attempts to explain the nature of a person, thing, or idea
historical fiction
combination of imagination and fact with fictional characters and plot placed in a fictional historical setting
biography
tells about a real person’s life that is written by another person
fold tales
stories or legends that are told over and over from one generation to another
poetry
compostions arranged in lines; some poems have rhyme, some have rhythm, and some have both
play
a story written to be acted out for an audience
