Unit 3 (Theme)

which is not a type of author’s purpose

stories that teach lessons about human nature through the actions of animal characters.

mental images or figures created by descriptive words and sensory details

use details from the text and your knowledge about life to figure it out.

use details and clues from a story to make a reasonable guess about what might happen next

conversation between characters

ideas or feelings associated with a word

a theme presented in more than one piece of literature

person, place, object, or activity that represents something besides itself

dictionary definition of a word

what happens as a result of an action

a quality that a person has such as shyness is called a

the writer's insight or message about life

the event that occurs, making something else happen

a theme that can be found in literature throughout all time periods

not stated directly, but understood in what is expressed

one or two words that sum up what the story is about

compare means to

contrast means to

words and phrases that surround another word in a passage that help explain its meaning