Academic Vocabulary in Reading

Fiction represented in a setting true to the history of the time in which the story takes place

The information in the text to understand a word or phrase

The overall point the author is making

The use of clues to give readers a hint of events that will occur later on

A conclusion we can draw on our own, based on information in the text

To socialize or engage with someone else

Story of a person's life written by someone other than the subject of the work

Central or essential (to something)

Words with opposite meanings

To lend assistance or aid; to give something to a common purpose

Figure of speech that compares two things without the use of like or as

A common expression that has a meaning different from its literal words (I'm on top of the world)

Describes a situation and then tells what happened because of it

The feelings or attitude of the author coming through the text

Any story that is the product of imagination rather than fact

How the text makes the reader feel

The story of a person's life written by himself or herself

Figure of speech in which non-human things are given human characteristics

Events in a story that are told by a single character from their point of view

A personal point of view or belief

Same sounds at the beginning of the words (Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers)

To highlight or stress the importance of; to draw attention to

A big exaggeration to emphasize something (I'm starving to death!)

Category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique, or content

Method used by the author to give readers information about a character

Events that are in order from when they occurred

Moment in a story when the action reaches its greatest conflict and becomes a turning point

Words that sound the way they are spelled (whoosh, pop, buzz)

Main issue or source of drama in a literary work

The perspective from which the story is told

To examine or judge carefully

A level

To change or take action in response to something

Describes how things are alike and different

The insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological sequence of a narrative

Point of view that presents the events of a story from outside of any characters

To deny or oppose the existence or truth of something

Conversation between characters

Serving or used in place of another; a substitution or additional option

A statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

To define or identify clearly

A device in literature where an object represents an idea (example: American flag represents freedom)

An objective summary

Non-fiction text, written primarily to convey factual information

The message or lesson to be learned in a story

Words with similar meanings

When the main character overcomes obstacles or challenges in a story

Words used to go beyond their literal meaning and create an image in the reader's mind

To change the emphasis, direction, or focus of

Piece of information that can be proven