What is the definition of....
threatened
endangered, in a risky position
text features of informational text
charts
tables
diagrams
photos
captions
footnotes
illustrations
verses or stanzas
arrangements of lines
compare poetry and prose
poetry: a way to express and describe
prose: anything but poetry
suffix
after the root word and can change the meaning of the word
inspiration
something that gives someone the desire to do something, make, or produce something
types of informational text
reports
how to texts
narrative nonfiction
articles
imagery
vivid descriptive details
compare narrator's point of view and character's perspective
narrator's POV: how the story is "told" (1st, 2nd, 3rd person)
Character's perspective: how the character "sees" the situation/story
prefix
comes before the word and can change the meaning
frustrated
feeling annoyed at being unable to do something
elements of a story
character
setting
plot
conflict
theme
figurative language
non literal language including similes and metaphors
compare fiction and nonfiction
fiction is something that did not really happen
nonfiction is real and could actually happen
context clues
words/sentences around words/sentences that help you understand the meaning of the word/sentence
motivation
a reason for doing something
types of text structure
problem/solution
compare/contrast
chronology
descriptive
cause/effect
personification
language that gives human traits to animals, objects, or ideas
compare metaphor and simile
metaphor: compares two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as
simile: compares two unlike things using like or as
paraphrasing
putting something in your own words
duplicate
exactly the same as another
text purposes in PIEED
persuade
inform
entertain
explain
describe
rhyme
words with the same ending sounds
compare rhyme and rhythm
rhyme: words with the same ending sounds
rhythm: the beat of the poem
plot
the main events of a story