The Writer
The person who wrote the story, article, play, drama, or other selection
What is AUTHOR?
A phrase, such as a simile or a metaphor, which gives added color to a piece of writing
What is FIGURE OF SPEECH?
Words beneath a picture that describe what the picture shows
What is CAPTION?
A book-length alphabetical list of words and their pronunciations, definitions, and origins
What is a DICTIONARY?
The reason why an author wrote something such as for entertainment, to inform, or to persuade
What is AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?
A piece of information, usually specific, that relates to and supports the main idea
What is a DETAIL?
The feeling created by a story
What is MOOD?
Things like maps, charts and illustration that help you to understand the text
What are GRAPHICS?
A book-length alphabetical list of words that includes synonyms and antonyms
What is a THESAURUS?
a name for the writer of poetry
What is SPEAKER?
Information in a sentence that identifies the meaning of a word or group of words
What are CONTEXT CLUES?
A guess as to what will happen next based on the last details of the selection
What is PREDICTION?
Graphics showing actual physical locations, as well as political divisions, resource distribution, and location of roads
What are MAPS?
A book of maps
What is ATLAS?
a type of non-fiction written by one person about his or her own life
What is AUTOBIOGRAPHY?
An overall opinion the reader forms after reading a selection
What is CONCLUSION?
A process in which the readers look for qualities that are different
What is CONTRAST?
Pictures or drawings that go along with a piece of text
What are ILLUSTRATIONS?
A set of reference books with articles arranged alphabetically
What is ENCYCLOPEDIA?
The people or animals that are part of a story
What are CHARACTERS?
The main lesson of a story usually states in a character's words or quotes
What is THEME?
To complete a task using a step-by-step process
What is FOLLOW DIRECTIONS?
Graphics that show words in columns or rows
What are TABLES?
a place to find the latest, up-to-date information on any topic
What is the INTERNET?