6th Grade Language Arts Vocabulary

She was the meanest girl I've ever met.  This is an example of 

a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge

When a word has a particular meaning based on the subject of the writing

Metaphors, similies, personification, are examples of this

the highest or most intense point in the development of the story

This is the emotion the author makes you feel when you read something

examine methodically and in detail

an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one

secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning of a word, how the word makes you feel

state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof

a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

 portion of a story that introduces important background information to the audience, beginning

Internet blogs, youtube, newspaper, etc are all forms of this

The events in a story

examples from the reading that supports the answer

The definition of a word

something that has really occurred or is actually the case

narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters

When everything exciting in the story is happening as it builds towards the ending

"The grass is green" is an example of:

the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character, uses he, she

narrator's attitude towards the subject

The conclusion of the story, the ending

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

She rudely grabbed the bag from the grocer's hand and snapped a, "Thank you," at him.  

main thought or principal theme of a work of literature

character who undergoes an important inner change

Where/when a story takes place

believability of a source or message

A character who does not change, grow or develop throughout the story