Guaranteed Vocabulary

words and phrases that create imagery by using the 5 senses of sight, touch, taste, hear, or smell

shows ownership

Sources of information such as charts, graphs, captions, or maps that help in comprehension.

person, book, etc., that gives information

a story written from an outside narrator using the words he, she, it, and names of people

Words that connect one idea to another Examples: next, after, then, at last

the message or lesson learned from a story

A comparison without using like or as

an account told by someone who did not experience an event

the ordinary form of written language; not poetry; normal language

a traditional story usually with gods or heroes that help explain natural events in the world

is a short, old ,well-known saying that offers truth, advice, or wisdom.

exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.

To make corrections to; edit or redo

The sentence that ends a paragraph and summarizes or tells the main idea or message of the paragraph.

Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

Details or text evidence that help to explain a theme, opinion, or main idea

at, in, beside, between, for, behind, off, on, with, across

a narrative story handed down from the past, containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements

an account told from a personal observation or experience

a conclusion or statement that can be made based on text clues; an inference

A character or narrator tells the story from his or her point of view. Keywords are: I, me , we

arranged in order of time the events happened