Literature
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Central Idea
What the text is mostly about?
Main Idea
What a text is mostly about?
Setting
Time and place a story happens
Determine
To figure something out using clues from the text
Use
To apply or make use of something in the text
Character Traits
Describes how a character acts, feels, thinks, or behaves
(does, think, says, or feels)
Key Detail or Supporting Detail
Important information that supports the main idea.
Figurative Language
Words that create imagery
(ex. similes and metaphors)
Explain
to tell how or why something happens using text evidence
Identify
to find or point out something in the text
Plot
The events in a story
(beginning, middle, end)
Text Features
Part of non-fiction text that helps the better understand the text.
Evidence
Details from the text that support your answer
Match
To connect items that belong together
Describe
to figure something out using clues from the text
Theme
The lesson or message in the story.
Problem and Solution
The presents a problem and gives the solution.
Context Clues
Words or sentences around an unknown word that help the reader understand the meaning
Interpret
explain the meaning of something
Locate
to find where something is in the text
Point of View
Who is telling the story?
Sequence or Chronological Order
The order in which events happen
Genre
Type of text
fiction, non-fiction, poetry, informational, fairy tales, etc.
Infer
To figure out something the author does not say directly.
text + background knowledge(schema)
Summarize
Retell the most important part of a text