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setting
when and where the story takes place
character
the people, animals, or objects that are in the story (only talking animals and objects)
problem
the conflict in the story
solution
how the problem is solved
central idea
what a piece of text is mostly about; the main focus of the text
express
to show something
message
what the author wants you to know
theme
the message, lesson, or moral of the story
summary (fiction)
a brief statement of the main events of a story
summary (non-fiction)
a brief statement of the main idea and details
chonological/sequential
when something is written in time order
informational/explanatory writing
writing that gives information or explains a topic
origin
a beginning
biography
a story of a person's life written by someone else
point of view
the perspective from which a story is told
first person point of view
uses pronouns I, me, and my. The character it is about is the person telling the story.
