Academic Vocabulary

Narratives

100

Characters, setting, plot (events), problem and solution are part of the .  . . .?

What is Story Elements.  

These essential elements keep the story running smoothly and allow the action to develop in a logical way that the reader can follow.

200

•Problem and Solution

•Description

•Chronological Order

•Sequence

•Cause and Effect

•Compare and Contrast

Types of Text Structure

300

What is a summary?

Short details of a story written/spoken in your own words.

400

• defines a character's thoughts, feelings, personality, based on their actions.

Examples: honesty, kindness, caring, mean, scary

What are Character Traits?

500

The message, lesson, or moral of the text.

 NOTE: It must be universal. 

What is Theme?

Example:
Life can take you down many roads
Accept the differences of others.
Be happy with  what you have.

Prefixes

100

What are the prefixes in the following words?

unhappy

rebuild

inactive

The prefixes are un-, re-, and in-

Definition of  un-: not; opposite of 

Definition of re-: again, back, anew 

Definition of in-: not

200

What are the prefixes in the following words?

international

interfere 

The prefix is inter-

The definition: between, among

300

What are the prefixes in the following words?

Transfer

superimpose

The prefixes are trans- and super-

Definitions: trans - across, beyond, change

Definitions: super - above, over excessive

400

What are the prefixes in the following words?

antitrust

semicircle

The prefixes are anti and semi

Definitions: anti - opposite

Definitions: semi - partial

500

What are the prefixes in the following words?

forerunner; foreshadow

decriminalize; dethrone

The prefixes are fore and de

Definitions: fore - before, in front of

Definitions: de - make opposite of, remove

Text Structures

100

The author tells the similarities and differences about two or more topics or  characters.

What is Compare and Contrast?

200

• The author provides events in an order or lists steps in a procedure.

What is Sequence or Chronological Order

300

The author gives information about a problem and tells how it is solved.

• What is Problem and Solution?

400

• The author tells of an event and what happens because of it.

What is Cause and Effect?

500

The author provides many details about something.

What is Description?

Suffixes

100

What is the suffix in the following words?

careful

mindful

peaceful

The suffix is -ful.

Definition: full of

200

What is the suffix in the following words?

Encouragement

movement

The suffix is -ment

Definition: action, process, or result

300

What is the suffix in the following words?

fortunate

rejuvenate 

The suffix is -ate

Definition: having characteristics of

400

What is the suffix in the following words?

active

creative

The suffix is -ive

Definition: having the nature of

500

What is the suffix in the following words? 

foolish

accomplish

The suffix is -ish

Definition: having the quality of

Figurative Language

100

• What is a Metaphor?

  Examples:

  • My friend's sister, Sharon, is a night owl.
  • My hands were icicles because of the cold weather.

• A figure of speech that compares 2 things/ideas by saying that one "is" the other

200

What is a Simile?

• Javion is always as busy as a bee.
• My cousin chatters like a monkey.
• Kitty is as proud as a peacock.

A figure of speech in which things are compared using the words like or as.

300

• What is a Hyperbole?

  Examples:

  • “I have a ton of homework to do tonight.” 
  • “She's as old as the hills.”
  • “My backpack weighs a ton.”

• Exaggerated statements or claims that are not meant to be taken literally.

400

• What is Personification?

  Examples: 

  • The storm clouds angrily gathered overhead.
  • The ocean waves whispered secrets to the shore.
  • The sun lazily climbed the sky.

• A type of metaphor that gives human characteristics to inanimate objects and animals, such as emotions and behaviors.

500

Identify each sentence: metaphor, hyperbole, personification, or simile.

1. I felt like the food kept calling me.
2. Her smile was a mile long
3. He is as blind as a bat.
4. Matt is a walking encyclopedia, full of interesting facts. 

1. What is personification?
2. What is hyperbole?
3. What is simile?
4. What is metaphor?