What is a word called that has a meaning opposite that of another word?
Antonym
100
Fiction
What are imaginative works of writing called?
100
Nonfiction
What is writing that tells about real people, places, or events?
100
Synonym
What is a word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word?
100
Theme
What is the underlying message about life or human nature that an author wants the reader to understand called?
200
Author's Bias
What is a personal judgement either for or against a particular person, position, or thing?
200
Conflict
What is a struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions that moves a plot forward in a text?
200
Main Idea
What is the most important idea expressed in a piece of writing?
200
Predicting
What is the reading strategy that involves gathering and using text clues to make a reasonable guess about what will happen next in the story?
200
Text Structure
What do we call the building blocks of writing - what you look at to determine how you are going to read the piece of writing?
300
Author's Purpose
What is an author's reason for creating a particular piece of work?
300
Compare and Contrast
What is writing that examines the likes and differences of two or more objects?
300
Informational Nonfiction
What is writing that provides factual information and that explains ideas or teaches processes?
300
Plot/Plot Development
What is the action or sequence of events in a story?
300
Synthesize/Synthesis
What is the systematic process that involves identifying the relationships among two or more ideas?
400
Cause and Effect
What is it called when one event happens because of another?
400
Foreshadowing
What is it called when a writer hints and gives clues to suggest events that will occur later in the plot?
400
Moral
What is a lesson taught in a literary work - like a fable?
400
Root Word
What is a word part that cannot stand by itself and must be combined with other word parts, like prefixes and suffixes?
400
Text Features
What do we call the design elements that include organizational strucutre of a text and help make key ideas and supporting information understandable (headings)?
500
Chronoligical Order
What is the order in which events happen in time (sequence)?
500
Context Clues
What are words or phrases in a text that help readers understand meanings of unfamiliar words?
500
Organizational Patterns
What are text structures found in all types of nonfiction - the building blocks that serve every writing purpose?
500
Relevant Detail
What is a fact revealed by an author or speaker that supports an attitude or tone in a piece of writing?
500
Validity/Reliability
What is the systematic process that involves evaluating whether or not information in a text is correct/sound and dependable called?