Puppy
The time and place of a story
Theme
The moral or lesson of the story
Text Evidence
information from a passage that is used to prove an idea
Analyze
to break into parts and read closely for inference
Dialogue
spoken words between characters in a story
Hyperbole
An exaggeration so extreme it couldn't possibly be true
Personification
Giving human qualities to nonhuman objects
Plot
What happens in a story
Structure
the way a writer organizes the text
Inference
an educated guess using background knowledge and text evidence
Exposition
The beginning of the story that introduces the characters and setting
Rising Action
before the climax; conflict builds
Falling Action
after the climax; conflict begins to resolve
Resolution
The end of the story where the conflict gets resolved
Topic Sentence
lets the reader know what the rest of the paragraph will be about
Mood
how the author makes you feel
Metaphor
A comparison without using like or as
Tone
How the author feels about a subject
Climax
the height of the story; where the twist or change occurs
Simile
A comparison using like or as
Evaluate
to assess; to judge
Thesis Statement
lets the reader know what the essay will be about
Summary
a short paragraph restating the most important details of the text
Central Idea
What the text is mostly about