Vocabulary 1
the most important point the author is trying to make
What is the central idea?
a brief story about an interesting, funny, or strange event told to entertain or make a point
What is an anecdote?
the moment of greatest suspense, surprise, or excitement
What is the climax?
things that HAPPEN in a text or story
What are important events?
facts, examples, reasons, or descriptions
What are supporting details?
the series of episodes, or events, that make up the story
What is the plot?
the final outcome; the end of the conflict
What is the resolution?
WHEN something takes/took place in a text story
What are dates?
briefly restating the central idea and its most important details in your own words
What is a summary?
What is the conflict?
the events in which a conflict is introduced and problems increase; leads to the climax
What is the rising action?
What are names?
personal ideas
What are opinions?
adding notes to a text or diagram giving explanation or comment
What is annotating?
the events that lead to solving the conflict
What is the falling action?
characters speaking to each other in a story
What is dialogue?
a reasonable guess based on text evidence and prior knowledge
What is an inference?
lesson or moral of the story; the message the author wants the reader to understand
What is the theme?
introduces the characters and setting; sets the stage for what will happen
What is the exposition?
words with _____ that show how the author or characters think
What is feeling?