Plot
Parts of Speech
Figurative Language
Text Features
Mystery Vocab
100
rounds out and concludes the action; struggles are over. The End!
100
a person, place, thing, or idea
examples: dog, car, school, Social Studies
100
a comparison of two objects, people, or things without using "like" or "as"
Example: he is a shining star
100
a picture that has labels
100
to think ahead while reading and anticipate what will happen next
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200
the turning point of a story when the main character's problem begins to be solved or resolved
200
expresses action or being
examples: jump, fly, carry, solve
200
human characteristics are given to an animal or an object
Example: the stars winked at me
200
the title at the top of a page or at the beginning of a new chapter or section
200
to make a guess based on evidence and observations from a text
300
leading to the resolution of character’s crisis. (The events after the climax which close the story.)
300
modifies or describes a noun or pronoun
example: funny, sad, amazing, encouraging
300
repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words
Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
300
the words underneath or beside an illustration of photo to explain what the image is about
300
retelling a story in your own words
400
when one (or more) characters in crisis. (It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax.)
400
a word used in place of a noun
hint: she, they, he, it...
400
an expression that doesn't mean exactly what the words say
Example: It's raining cats and dogs
Example 2: Jake spilled the beans on who liked who at recess
400
a list of the parts of a text and where they are located
400
to make clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas
500
the beginning of a story where the characters and conflict are introduced and the setting
500
joins words, phrases, or clauses
hint: and, but, because...
500
The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action
Example: Boom, Crash, Zap
500
alphabetical list of new or important words and their definitions
500
an individual feature, fact, or item
hint: we use these to support our claims/evidence
