Etymology and
Derivations
Derivations
The study of the history of words
etymology
The order or pattern a writer uses to organize information
text structure
Writing that presents information about real people, places, things, or events
informational text
The central idea or message of a work of literature, often expressed as a general statement about life
theme
A word or phrase that means the same as another word or phrase
synonym
The process of creating a new word by adding an affix to an existing word
derivation
A text structure that details a subject’s characteristics
description
A visual element such as a photograph, a drawing, a map, a chart, a graph, or a diagram
a graphic feature
The subject of a text, usually expressed as a single word or phrase in the form of a noun
topic
A word or phrase opposite in meaning from another
antonym
The study of the forms of words
morphology
A text structure that explains how or why something happened
cause and effect
A text element such as a title, a heading, or a boldface term
a print feature
Suggested but not directly stated
implied
A word that has the same pronunciation as another word, but has a different spelling and meaning (deer and dear)
homonym
The most basic part of a word that gives a word its meaning
root
A text structure that explains similarities and differences between two or more things
compare and contrast
A part of the text that is not the main body of the text, such as the table of contents, a header, or a visual element
a text feature
To determine something not stated directly by using reasoning and evidence from the text
to infer
A word that sounds like and sometimes is spelled like another word but does not have the same meaning(peer and peer)
homophone
a word part added to a root or base word that can change the word’s part of speech or meaning
affix
A text structure that presents facts, events, or details in the order in which they occurred in time
chronological
DAILY DOUBLE: When is the quiz on all these terms?
Tomorrow :)
Relating to everyone
universal
Two or more words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same (refuse and refuse)
homograph