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  • Titles that introduce sections of text
    headings
  • Directly comparing two things without using “like” or “as” (e.g., “Time is a thief”)
    metaphor
  • A logical guess based on evidence and reasoning
    inference
  • Comparing two things using “like” or “as” (e.g., “as brave as a lion”)
    simile
  • What do we call the sequence of events in a story?
    plot
  • Words that have opposite meanings (e.g., “hot” and “cold”)
    antonyms
  • The turning point or most intense moment of the story
    climax
  • Explanations for images or illustrations
    captions
  • Which text structure explains reasons why things happen and their outcomes?
    cause & effect
  • Giving human qualities to non-human things (e.g., “The wind whispered”)
    personification
  • A phrase with a meaning different from its literal words (e.g., “It’s raining cats and dogs”)
    idiom
  • The person or voice that tells the story is...
    the narrator
  • Which text structure discusses similarities and differences between topics?
    compare and contrast
  • Events that build tension and develop the conflict
    rising action
  • When the narrator is outside the story, using “he,” “she,” or “they,” it is written in...
    third person
  • The central message, lesson, or moral conveyed by the story is called the...
    theme
  • Which text structure identifies a problem and proposes one or more solutions?
    problem & solution
  • Which text structure has events presented in the order they occur?
    sequence
  • The basic part of a word that carries meaning and can stand alone or be combined with prefixes and suffixes
    root or base words
  • Information that explains or backs up the main idea
    supporting details
  • The perspective from which a story is told
    point of view
  • Creative expressions not meant to be taken literally
    figurative language
  • The central point or message of a passage
    main idea
  • When the narrator is a character in the story, using “I” or “we," what perspective is it written in?
    first person
  • Elements that help readers understand informational texts
    text features
  • Words that have similar meanings (e.g., “happy” and “joyful”)
    synonyms
  • Hints within a sentence or paragraph that help determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
    context clues
  • An assertion or statement that can be supported with evidence
    claim
  • The reason an author writes a text, such as to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain
    author purpose
  • Emphasizes important words or phrases
    bold or italic text
  • Exaggeration for emphasis (e.g., “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse”)
    hyperbole
  • To briefly restate the main points of a text in your own words
    summarize
  • Word parts added to the end of a base word to change its form or meaning (e.g., “-ful” in “joyful”)
    suffixes
  • Word parts added to the beginning of a base word to change its meaning (e.g., “un-” in “unhappy”)
    prefixes
  • Visual representations of data
    graphs, charts & tables
  • Titles that divide sections into smaller parts
    subheadings
  • The conclusion where conflicts are resolved and the story ends
    resolution
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