English/Language Arts Vocabulary

A claim is just a statement.  It is not an ARGUMENT until you support your claim with

The series of events that make up a story

Compare & Contrast:  to CONTRAST is to look at the

<p>The problem or struggle between characters in a story</p>

If you do not cite your sources, it is called

<p>A source that can be trusted is</p>

To go into greater detail on a subject

A type of literature

To study something closely; to study the parts of something

The time and place in which a story takes place

A brief statement of the main ideas and supporting details of a text

<p>Compare & Contrast:   Compare is to look at the </p>

The moment of maximum intensity or a major turning point in the story

<p>The most important points or focus of a passage</p>

The moral of the story or the lesson the reader learns from reading

Words have multiple meanings.  The DIRECT or DICTIONARY meaning of a word is it's

<p>The COLORFUL or FIGURATIVE meaning of a word is its</p>

Textbooks, phone books, and dictionaries are examples of

<p>You must give credit to your sources.  This is called</p>

The perspective from which the story is told