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ELA Literary Vocab Terms - 6th grade

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  • What the whole story is about
    Main Idea
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  • Parts of the text that support the main idea
    details
  •  15
  • To make an idea clear by giving facts, reasons, and details
    explain
  •  15
  • How someone feels about something
    opinion
  •  15
  • something that is true is a _______
    fact
  •  15
  • Saying what is going to happen (in the future)
    predict
  •  15
  • The first paragraph in an essay. It should get the reader interested and give the reader a clear idea of what the paper is about.
    introduction
  •  15
  • To explain how two things are the same
    compare
  •  15
  • time and place of a story
    setting
  •  15
  • how somebody sees the world
    point of view
  •  15
  • To explain how things are different
    contrast
  •  15
  • a person in a story
    character
  •  15
  • explanation of what a word means
    definition
  •  15
  • the individual qualities or attributes that make up a person's overall personality
    character trait
  •  15
  • the last paragraph of an essay. It summarizes and explains "so what."
    conclusion
  •  15
  • What you already know about something
    background knowledge
  •  15