Academic Vocab.
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  • Name some character traits


  • caring; helpful; honest; mean; loud; scary
100

What is to infer or to make an inference?


an opinion based on evidence in the text that is not stated, to reach a conclusion.

100
  • What are the elements of a fictional story?

Characters
Setting (when and where the story takes place)
Plot (events in the order they happened)
Problem
Solution

100
  • What does Key Details support?

The central idea

They are phrases that gives important information about an event like who, what, when, where, why. 

100
  • What is Text?


  •  written or printed work; anything you can read
200
  • What is Fiction?


  • literature that describes imaginary events and people.
  • Stories that are not real; fake stories
200
  • What is Contrast?


  • to note what is different about two or more things
200
  • What are Captions?


  • a title or brief explanation appended to an article, illustration, cartoon, or poster.
200

What is Text Feature?


  • The way the writer organizes the text.
200
  • What is Opinion?


  • a view or judgment about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
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  • What is Point of View?


  • the type of narration used (as in first-, second, or third-person narration); 
  • a way of looking at or thinking about something.  Synonyms:  outlook, position, standpoint
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  • What is Compare?



  • to note what is similar about two or more things
300

How do you find the meaning of unknow words in a text.


  • We use context clues to help us figure out the meaning of the new word. These are words surrounding the unknown word
300
  • Name the text structures. HINT: There are 5.

describe; compare/contrast; chronological order; cause and effect; problem and solution. 

300
  • What is a theme


  • the message or lesson the author wants the reader to learn.
  • It must be universal
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  • What is a Rhyme?


  • words with similar sounds at the end

400
  • What is a stanza?

Part of a poem

  • a group of lines forming the metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
400
  • What are Illustrations?


  • a picture or diagram that explains or decorates an example or instance used to make something clear.  Synonyms: diagram, figure, graphic, visual, drawing, illumination, image, pictogram, pictograph, picture
400
  • What is Central Idea?

What the text is mostly about. It is normally found in the first paragraph but sometimes it can be found in the last paragraph. 

400
  • What is Metaphor?

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action.

  • Life is a highway.
  • Her eyes were diamonds.
  • He is a shining star.
  • The snow is a white blanket.
  • She is an early bird.
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  • What is a Simile?

used to compare two things (using the words “like,” “as,” or “than”). 

EX: “as quiet as a mouse,” “as strong as an ox,” and “as fit as a fiddle.”

EX: He stood out like a sore thumb" "I know the answer like the back of my hand"

500
  • What are some examples of text features. 

Table of Contents
Glossary
Captions
Illustrations
Sub-Titles

500
  • Name some Text Features.
  •  table of contents, index, glossary, headings, bold words, sidebars, pictures and captions, and labeled diagrams

  • The components of a story or article that are not the main body of text
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  • What are Supporting Details?
  • information to clarify, prove, or explain the central idea.
500
  • What is Personification?

Applying  personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman. 

“The sun smiled down on us.” '

The story jumped off the page.” 

“The light danced on the surface of the water.”

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