the perspective from which a story is told

form of a language spoken by people in a certain region

words imitate the sounds associated with the object-buzz

tells the most important details in your own words

a brief story about an interesting or amusing event

fiction written to be performed by actors(plays)

a story using animal characters that teaches a lesson

Who are the characters?

the people and or animals in the story

evaluate evidence/information/make judgments

evaluate what you just read/examine

What is the main idea?

what story is mostly about/most important idea

exposition,rising action,climax,falling action,resolution

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

repetition of sounds at the ends of words

where and when the story takes place

What are context clues?

word,phrases,and sentences that surround a new word

the order in which things happen

Making Generalizaions

broad statement about a subject

What is fact and opinion

true information can be proved/what someone feels or thinks

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

series of events/conflict, or problem

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

Analyze text structure/organization

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

a feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events

repetition beginning sounds in two or more words-wild/woolly

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

traits or qualities that make up their personalities

feeling or emotion of a selection

story that could not happen in real life

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

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

a person's life story (nonfiction)

What are supporting details?

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

alliteration, similes, and metaphors

What is cause and effect?

reason why something happens/ result of what happens

comparison of two unlike things not using like or as

central message or idea about life that an author conveys

object that represent/ possess human qualities or human form

author's style and technique

author make the passage interesting/to get point across

literature that is about imaginary characters and events

a fictional story using gods and goddesses

Appropriate reference sources to gather information

almanac, online encyclopedia dictionary weekly news magazine

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

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