Girard Middle School Reading Terms

Using emotional pictures and words to persuade others.

Text written in verses and follows a pattern.

A story about one person that is written by another person.

The purpose of giving step-by-step instructions.

Reading the sentences before, with and after the unfamiliar word to gain meaning.

Text used to tell a story.

What you think will happen next based on the text.

Information explaining how things are the same and different.

A character that changes very little in the story.

The lessons learned from a story.

The narrator is a character in the story. Uses the pronouns (I, me, we, us, our)

Information that appeals to the reader's senses.

The narrator is not a character in the story. Uses the pronouns (he, she, her, him, they, them)

A word that makes a sound that is often found in poetry.

Using a famous person or an expert to persuade others.

The end of the plot when the problems are solved.

The words in quotes that a character speaks.

Text that tells about imaginary people, places and events.

The turning point, often the most exciting part, of the plot

The emotional effect the story has on its reader.

The true story of a person's life told by that person.

An extreme exaggeration, usually used to convey humor.

Words with opposite meanings.

Text used to convince others to adopt your opinion or action.

Using charts and numbers to persuade others.

The central idea of a single paragraph or an entire text.

The sequence of events that make up a story.

When 2 things are compared without the use of like or as.

A logical guess based on information and the reader's own experiences.

A character that changes throughout a story.

A statement that can be proven.

Words that have similar meanings.

Information provided in order chronologically.

Uses like or as to compare two things

A statement that reflects the writer's beliefs and thoughts and cannot be proven.

The beginning of the plot when the characters and setting are presented.

Hints provided that suggest future events coming in a story.

A struggle between opposing forces.

When one event brings about or causes the other.

Letters added the the end of a word that changes the meaning of the root word.

When words have  a different meaning than what they say.

Text used to provide information and facts.

 A story that cannot usually be read in one day and has more than one conflict.

Who is telling the story is called....(Could be 1st Person, 2nd Person or 3rd Person)

The information that shows that the main idea is true.

An interruption of the present action to events in the past.

When an animal, object or idea is made to have human qualities.

An expression that has a different meaning.