3rd Grade PSSA Vocabulary Words List #1

the character or person who TELLS the story

important information that backs up the main idea, such as facts and examples

an affix added to the END of a word that changes the word's meaning

the way a text is organized, such as by sequence, cause & effect, or comparing and contrasting

a way of telling a story in which the narrator is outside the story; pronouns: HE, SHE, THEY

a drawing or other picture that shows what something looks like

the "beat" or pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, in lines of poetry

a group of lines that makes up a section of a poem

a word or phrase that tells what a section of text is about

a drawing with labels that shows that parts of an object or how something works

a way of telling a story in which the narrator is a character in the story; pronouns I, me, my

the MOST IMPORTANT IDEA in a piece of writing, usually stated at the beginning

the words that characters say in a story or play; a conversation between characters

the name for words that have the same ending sound

a phrase or sentence that tells what a picture, image, or diagram is about; called a label

an affix added to the BEGINNING of a word that changes the word's meaning