AIR ELA Terms and Testing Vocabulary Review

A text structure in which events are placed in time order.

The protagonist is the main character.  The antagonist creates problems for the protagonist.

To give something in order to help achieve or prove something 

Fiction, Nonfiction, Mystery, Science Fiction 

Narration in which the point of view is of a narrator outside of the story.

A text structure in which there is a description of events and their effects or consequences.

Theme is the major ________________ learned in a book.

To explain in greater detail

Organizers of written material such as indexes, footnotes, side bars, table of contents.

Mood is how the ____________ feels as they read.

A figure of speech using exaggeration.  "I have told you a million times."

To examine and judge carefully 

To break something down into its parts and study it

The turning point in a book 

The struggle between opposing forces that brings about the action in a story; problem

Persuade, Entertain, Inform, Explain, Describe

The hero in a book, usually the main character

Facts, statements, examples that prove something or support a conclusion 

Crash! Boom! Bang! Blip! Blop!

The series of events in a fiction story.

Introduces the conflict in the book 

Multiple people, events, or topics are discussed by their similarities/differences.

A person, place, event, or thing is describe by listing its characteristics.

To have an effect on the characters, development, or behavior of something or someone

Where and when, time and place that a story happens

A problem and possible solutions are offered.

The snow is a white blanket.

To show or prove something using an example 

To quote directly from a source

The villain in the book; creates problems for the protagonist

Narration in which the point of view is the main character. 

To find differences among things

The boy is as brave as a lion. 

To find similarities among things

When the same sound occurs at the beginning of words. "Sally Sells Seashells by the Seashore."