Middle
What does compare and contrast mean?
Compare: tell how things are alike
Contrast: tell how they are different
when you give a non-living thing a human quality
personification
What does it mean to read between the lines?
Infer
a figure of speech in which all the words start with the same sound
allieration
words that sound like a sound
onomatopeoia
a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using like or as
simile
How a text is written is called _______.
text structure
Important details that support the main idea
Key details
the way a conflict or problem is solved in a story
resolution
a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using like or as
metaphor
A conclusion made by using the clues in the text combined with background knowledge
Inference
Using part of the question to start your answer
Restate
text that is true and based on real information and facts
nonfiction
stories that have made up characters, settings, and plots.
Fiction
describe the qualities of a character
character traits
The problem or challenge in the story that must be overcome
Conflict
When you use the text to support your answer.
text evidence
The words in a story that the character says
Dialogue
The words you see repeated over and over throughout the text
Main Topic
an exaggeration
hyperbole
What's does it mean to support your answer?
Back up with details
Why the character thinks, says, or does something.
The perspective from which a story is written.
Point of view
How does the author feel about the topic (his or her beliefs)
author's perspective
The most important piece of information that the author wants the reader to understand
main idea