Middle School Vocabulary
The people in stories are referred to as this
What are characters?
This is when 2 words means the same thing
What is a synonym?
The problem or argument in a story is called...
The conflict!
These go round and round.
What are "the wheels on the bus"!
The name of the person who writes the story
What is an author?
This figure of speech is being used in this sentence “The boy felt like a lion because he was so courageous”
What is a Simile?
Name all 5 vowels
A,E,I,O,U
Number of continents in the world
What is 7?
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YOU GOT LUCKY!!!!!
This is what you call a book that talks about a person’s life from beginning to end
What is an Biography?
Daily Double:
This word is the name for sound words. Ex. Bang, Boom, Crash"
What is Onomatopoeia?
24 years old
What is Miss Schneider's age?
Details we use to improve stories.
What are sensory details?
What does sensory details include?
What are details that help you see, hear, smell, taste and feel
What is a prediction?
Making a guess as to what might happen in the future.
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Congratulations!
When the story is true or informational.
What is non-fiction?
DAILY DOUBLE!! This is what you call a story you write about your own life.
What is an autobiography?
The events that happen in a story.
What is the "plot" of a story?
These are the three types of matter.
What are solid, liquid, and gas?
When a story is not real.
What is fiction?
This is a piece of literature that is based on imaginary people, events and worlds
What is Fiction?
This is the very beginning of the story.
What is the exposition?
In this game, you can build in wood, brick, or metal. You have a maximum of 100 health and 100 shield.
What is Fortnite?
What is this an example of: I am learning to determine the theme of the story by summarizing and citing evidence...
What is a learning target /objective.
A describing word
What is an adjective?
What does "significant" mean?
Important!
Is a tomato a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit
Loyal, adventurous, and brave are examples of this.
What are character traits?
This is what we call a short statement of the main points of a story.
What is a Summary?
The turning point in the story
What is the climax?
This continent is found south of Europe.
Africa!
What is the definition of the word, "indicate?"
To point out.
Define the word, "setting," and give an example.
Where the story takes place.
Example: Answers may vary
Using what is says from text and background information to figure out what is going on right NOW in the story.
What is an inference?
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution are part of this.
What is a plot line?
What does "analyze," mean?
To look at something very carefully.
Why is academic language important?
It helps us understand our "job" at school!
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the word that means, "Part of the text that helps you to understand words you don’t know?"
Context!