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Review 1 st Nine Weeks. What we have learned… D. Jenkins. Themes in stories. Themes in stories tell us the overall moral or idea that the author was trying to get across to the reader. Examples: Loss Pride Acceptance Hope Love Fear Good versus Evil E mpowerment. Story Elements.
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Review 1st Nine Weeks What we have learned… D. Jenkins
Themes in stories • Themes in stories tell us the overall moral or idea that the author was trying to get across to the reader. • Examples: • Loss • Pride • Acceptance • Hope • Love • Fear • Good versus Evil • Empowerment
Story Elements • All stories have key elements • Setting • Problem • Climax • Resolution • Ending
Character Traits • What are some descriptive words for the characters personality in the story. • Examples: • caring • smart • dutiful • mean • jealous • lazy • tough • silly • brave • scared
Reference books • Thesaurus • Synonyms and Antonyms • Dictionary • how to spell a word • how to pronunciate a word • the meaning of a word • root word and part of speech of a word • Encyclopedia • Research • Almanac • A book containing a years worth of statistics and events • Atlas • book of maps • Newspaper • Local
Parts of a book • Cover • Title Page • Table of Contents • Glossary • Index • Footnotes • Appendix • Spine • Bibliography
Autobiography vs biography • Autobiography • Writer writes about himself • Biography • Writer writes about someone else
Book Genres • Mystery • Romance • Comedy • Horror • Action • Reference • Historical fiction • Science fiction • Western • Fantasy
Fiction vs Nonfiction • Fiction • made up • Non Fiction • real
Paragraphs • Should be indented • Start with main idea sentence • Have three supporting detail sentences • Should have a concluding sentence
Writing Process • Prewriting • Drafting • Editing • Revising • Publishing