Genres
Vocabulary
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C
100
A story that stretches the truth, uses hyperbole
Tall Tale
100
customs or beliefs handed down from generation to generation
traditions
100
Why did Hsiang-ling's servant cry?
He could not make her happy.
100
The reason an author writes a story?
Author's Purpose
100
What makes something happen?
Cause
200
What is a type of story with that could be true but is fictional.
Realistic Fiction
200
thankfulness
gratitude
200
Those who are generous will be rewarded.
Theme
200
What is using clues from the story to figure out something the author doesn't tell you?
Inference
200
Words and sentences around a word- used to figure out the meaning of a word?
Context Clues
300
What is a realistic fiction that takes place in the past, and is often full of adventure.
Historical Fiction
300
holy
sacred
300
How was Hsiang-ling and the boy she took care of alike?
They were spoiled
300
A type of writing
Genre
300
What is what happens a a result of the Cause?
Effect
400
A story where the author is unknown and is told over and over from one generation to the next.
Folktale
400
way of acting
behavior
400
giving out
distribution
400
Who had a monopoly on Language Arts?
Mrs. Granger
400
If formed in a thunder cloud.
Lightning
500
Stories that have a moral.
Fables
500
group moving together
procession
500
appreciate
recommend
500
What is a true,broad statement supported by facts about a group of people or things?
Valid Generalization
500
Explains how things in the natural world came to be such as the creation of seasons?
Myth
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