feeling or emotion of a selection

form of a language spoken by people in a certain region

evaluate evidence/information/make judgments

evaluate what you just read/examine

exposition,rising action,climax,falling action,resolution

when one thing represents something else

Analyze text structure/organization

how the passage is organized(ex. problem/solution)

Who are the characters?

the people and or animals in the story

a fictional story using gods and goddesses

words imitate the sounds associated with the object-buzz

describe one thing comparing another thing- like,as,than

story that could not happen in real life

writing that is not meant to be taken literally

dictionary definition/literal meaning

what happens in the story/describe events that make up story

central message or idea about life that an author conveys

a person's life story told by another person(nonfiction)

inform(explain how to do something), persuade, and entertain

writing that presents and explains real people,places,events

a person's life story (nonfiction)

series of events/conflict, or problem

a feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events

evaluating what you read in order if it is factual/accurate

the perspective from which a story is told

What is fact and opinion

true information can be proved/what someone feels or thinks

Appropriate reference sources to gather information

almanac, online encyclopedia dictionary weekly news magazine

alliteration, similes, and metaphors

Making Generalizaions

broad statement about a subject

object that represent/ possess human qualities or human form

How do you make predictions?

it is thinking about what will happen next

What is the main idea?

what story is mostly about/most important idea

where and when the story takes place

fiction written to be performed by actors(plays)

What are supporting details?

build on the main idea/tell you more about the main idea

What is cause and effect?

reason why something happens/ result of what happens

organize the information/who, what, when, where, why/how

literature that is about imaginary characters and events

author's style and technique

author make the passage interesting/to get point across

a story using animal characters that teaches a lesson

What are context clues?

word,phrases,and sentences that surround a new word

repetition of sounds at the ends of words

comparison of two unlike things not using like or as

tells the most important details in your own words

word/phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses

first person point of view

narrator is in the story, pronouns such as I and we are used

the order in which things happen

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Mood
describe something
idea an author conveys in a selection
feeling or emotion of a selection
central message
2
dialect
nonfiction
fable
form of a language spoken by people in a certain region
fiction
3
evaluate evidence/information/make judgments
idioms
metaphor
simile
evaluate what you just read/examine
4
Plot Diagram
exposition,rising action,climax,falling action,resolution
rising action,falling action,exposition,resolution,climax
resolution,falling action,climax,rising action,exposition
climax,rising action,exposition,resolution,falling action
5
symbolism
a brief work
gods/goddesses
story about history in the past
when one thing represents something else
6
Analyze text structure/organization
how the passage is organized(ex. problem/solution)
synonyms
draw conclusions
guess what will happen
7
Who are the characters?
inform, persuade, and entertain
what is said in the story
the people and or animals in the story
poetry
8
myth
when one thing represents something else
a fictional story using gods and goddesses
a brief work of fiction
clues of events that are yet to happen
9
Onomatopoeia
words imitate the sounds associated with the object-buzz
central message
similarities/differences
where the story takes place
10
What is a simile?
character feelings/character traits
describe one thing comparing another thing- like,as,than
phrase whose words have different meaning from their meaning
details
11
flashback
an event from an earlier time
story that is not true
true story
person or animal is takes part in a story
12
Genre
fiction
nonfiction
type of literature you read
poetry
13
What is fantasy
character traits
what the story is mostly about
story that could not happen in real life
figurative language
14
connotation
sounds
contextual definition/emotions
what the passage is all about
someone thoughts and feelings
15
figurative language
writing that is not meant to be taken literally
fictional story using gods and goddesses
repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two words
buzz, murmur
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denotation
things that are alike
opposites
true information
dictionary definition/literal meaning
17
What is the plot?
what happens in the story/describe events that make up story
why something happen/what happened
order in which things happen
important details of the book or paragraph
18
Theme
statement that is true for the most part
reason why something happens
explain
central message or idea about life that an author conveys
19
biography
performed by actors(plays)
a person's life story told by another person(nonfiction)
a form of language spoken by people in a certain region
comparison of two unlike things using like or as
20
Author's Purpose
who are the people and or animals in the story
story that could not happen in real life
what is said in the story
inform(explain how to do something), persuade, and entertain
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nonfiction
writing that presents and explains real people,places,events
persuade
a person or animal in a literary work
inform
22
autobiography
made up story
a play with characters
poetry
a person's life story (nonfiction)
23
Recognizing Plot
series of events/conflict, or problem
persuade
entertain
inform
24
suspense
a feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events
feeling
similarities/differencs
describe
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antonyms
where the story takes place
climax
words with different meanings
pronoun
26
Critical Analysis
evaluating what you read in order if it is factual/accurate
an experiment
context clues
definition
27
point of view
the perspective from which a story is told
central message
a type of literature
what story is all about
28
What is fact and opinion
true information can be proved/what someone feels or thinks
evaluating what you read in order determine factual/accurate
reasoned judgment or decision
what the story is mostly about
29
Appropriate reference sources to gather information
how the author feel
almanac, online encyclopedia dictionary weekly news magazine
lesson you learn from passage
author's attitude
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Literary Devices
alliteration, similes, and metaphors
compare two things using is
no repetition of same beginning sound
use like or as to compare two things
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Making Generalizaions
writing is believable or not
faulty
valid
broad statement about a subject
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personification
repetition of sounds at the ends of words
similarities/differences
logical guess
object that represent/ possess human qualities or human form
33
How do you make predictions?
story that could not happen
it is thinking about what will happen next
inform,entertain,persuade
true or what a person thinks or feels
34
What is the main idea?
definition
what story is mostly about/most important idea
what happened/why it happened
alike/different
35
What is the setting?
fact/opinion
inform, persuade, entertain
where and when the story takes place
alike/different
36
Drama
a word/phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses
a type of literature
fiction written to be performed by actors(plays)
comparison of two unlike things not using like or as
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How do we make inferences?
true/what a person thinks or feels
an educated guess
alike/different
order in which things happesn
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What are supporting details?
tell you the 5 Ws and H/who,what,when,where,why, and yow
build on the main idea/tell you more about the main idea
reason why something happens/result of what happens
the order in which events occur
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What is cause and effect?
reason why something happens/ result of what happens
similarities/differences
can be proved/what someone else feels or thinks
broad statement about a subject
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Identifying Details
order of events
what happens
chronological order
organize the information/who, what, when, where, why/how
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fiction
literature about science/technology
literature that is about imaginary characters and events
literature about history
literature that is about real characters and events
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author's style and technique
entertain
inform
author make the passage interesting/to get point across
persuade
43
fable
describing word
action word
a story using animal characters that teaches a lesson
a person, place, or thing
44
What are context clues?
synonyms
most important idea/what a story is about
word,phrases,and sentences that surround a new word
antonyms
45
rhyme
repetition of sounds at the ends of words
story about self
figurative language
story about someone else
46
identify narrative point of view
who is the narrator
first person
third person
second person
47
metaphor
comparison of two unlike things not using like or as
comparison of two unlike things using like or as
phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses
type of literature
48
What is Summarizing?
tells the most important details in your own words
idiom
simile
metaphor
49
imagery
word/phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses
persuade
comparison of two unlike things not using like or as
comparison of two unlike things using like or as
50
first person point of view
central message in a literary work
narrator is in the story, pronouns such as I and we are used
a feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events
narrator is all knowing
51
What is sequencing?
thinking about what will happen next
educated guess
the order in which things happen
opinion or judgement
52
anecdote
google
long work of fiction
a brief story about an interesting or amusing event
encylopedia
53
Alliteration
a figure of speech
buzz or murmur
compare two things using like or as
repetition beginning sounds in two or more words-wild/woolly
54
foreshadowing
clues that suggest events that have yet to happen
details
inform, persuade, and entertain
play(actors)
55
Analyzing Character
differences
traits or qualities that make up their personalities
similarities
reasoned judgment or decision
56
short story
story about an amusing event
perspective from which a story is told
a brief work of fiction
long work of fiction
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synonyms
noun
words that mean the same
verb
adjective
58
What is drawing conclusions?
an opinion or judgement
phrase whose words have different meaning from their meaning
describe one thing by comparing it using like or as or than
comparison using the word is
59
conflict
educated guess
why it happens
what happens
a problem in a story between characters
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What is compare and contrasting?
thinking about what will happen next
words,phrases, and sentences that surround a new word
similarities/differences
opinion or judgement

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