FICTION
This is the most important idea or lesson in a story.
theme
Why might an author include a heading and subheadings in a nonfiction text?
organize information and help the reader locate key ideas
Clues in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out a word’s meaning are called this.
context clues?
This is the person who tells the story.
narrator
This tool helps you find the meaning of words.
Dictionary
When a reader uses clues from the text and their own thinking to understand something not directly stated, they are doing this.
Inference
How does a cause-and-effect text structure help the reader understand a topic?
it shows how one event leads to another
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word is called this.
antonym
This is the main character in a story.
Protagonist
Taking someone else’s work and using it as your own is called this.
Plagarism
This type of conflict happens between a character and another character.
character vs. Character
This text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different.
Compare & Contrast
The base word “happy” becomes “unhappy.” This prefix means this.
not
A narrator describes only one character’s thoughts and feelings using “he” or “she.” This point of view is:
3rd Person
Information taken directly from a source should be placed inside these.
Quotation Marks ""
If a story is told by a narrator using “I” or “we,” it is written in this point of view.
first person
What are the 3 types of author's purposes?
inform, persuade, or entertain
The root “bio” means this.
life
If a character says one thing but means the opposite, the author is using this literary device.
Irony
Why is it important to use multiple sources when researching a topic?
ensure accuracy and avoid bias
This is how a character changes or grows throughout a story.
character development
When a reader decides if a source is trustworthy, they are evaluating this.
credibility (or reliability)
A comparison using “like” or “as” is called this.
simile
How does a character’s actions across a story most clearly reveal theme?
showing the lesson or message through their choices and growth?
This is a list of sources used in a research project.
bibliography (or works cited page)