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Definition Example

A. What does non-fiction mean?
B. What ‘elements’ does a piece of non-fiction have that fiction piece does not?
Four Text Types
1. Narrative
2. Expository
3. Technical
4. Persuasive
Six Text Structures Sequence
1. Sequence
2. Problem and Solution
3. Compare and Contrast

4. Description
5. Cause and Effect
6. Chronological
Non-fiction Keystone Questions
1. What is the main idea of the text?
2. Which event happened first?
3. What is the topic of the passage?
4. What does the author believe about the topic?
5. What would the author more likely agree with or disagree with?
6. What are some reasons the author uses to support their view point?
7. What best describe the structure of the text?
8. Why does the author use this structure?
What is an urban legend?
What are the characteristics of urban legends?
1. The Babysitter

2. The Vanishing Hitchhiker
3. High-beams
4. Bloody Mary
5. The Hook
“Sleepy Hollow” Major Events
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1. ___Ichabod Crane
2. ___Katrina Van Tussel
3. ___Headless Horseman
4. ___Baltus Van Tussel
5.___Brome Bones
6. ___ Tarry Town
Topic #1: Good vs. Well
A. Strong prankster who is attempting to woo an attractive woman in the town
B. The name of “Sleepy Hollow”
C. A school teacher, dates Katrina by pretending to be her music teacher
D. A dead Hessian soldier
E. Katrina’s father- very wealthy and laid-back
F. A pretty girl who many men are attracted to
1) Good is an _____________________________. This means it ____________________________ a person, place, thing or idea.
Example:
2) Well is an ________________________________. This means it ________________________ a verb or gives us more information about a verb, adverb or adjective.
Examples:
Topic #2: Fewer vs. Less
We use the word fewer when describing ___________________________________.
Examples:
We use the word less when describing ____________________________________.
Examples:
Topic #3: Homophones
What is a homophone?
Examples:

Topic #4: Dangling Participle
What is a participle?
What is a participial phrase?
What is a dangling participle?
Topic #5: Oxford Comma
What is the Oxford Comma?
Without the Oxford comma:
“The greatest influences in my life are my sisters, Oprah Winfrey and Madonna.”
With the Oxford comma:
“The greatest influences in my life are my sisters, Oprah Winfrey, and Madonna.”
1) What is implied by the first sentence?
2) How does the oxford comma make the 2 nd sentence easier to understand?
Topic #6: Irony v. Coincidence
What is irony? Give an example.
What is coincidence? Give an example.

Topic #7: Figurative v. Literal
What does figurative mean? Give an example.
What does literal mean? Give an example.
Topic #8: Quotations & Contractions
What are quotations marks?
Where are they used?
1)
2)
3)
1. Kelly said Kim wants to play inside, not outside.
2. Have you seen the movie The Ant Bullie?
3. Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.
Its versus It’s
Its
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It’s 
Topic #9: Who v. Whom
Who is used when saying _______________
Whom is used when saying _____________

Term
Mr. Jones
Napoleon
Snowball
Squealer
Boxer
Details

Mollie
Clover
Muriel
Benjamin
The Cat
Mr. Whymper
Mr. Pilkington

Mr. Frederick
Jessie, Bluebell
9 Dogs
Moses
Seven
Commandments of Animalism
Old Major

Battle of the
Windmill
Battle of
Cowshed
Whiskey/ alcohol
Milk & Apples
Propaganda
Allegory
The Russian
Revolution

Education/
Literacy
Power
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Major Events

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