Character Traits
This is a word that describes someone's emotions.
Examples: happy, sad, angry
Feeling word
The central message of a paragraph or text.
Main Idea
The lesson you take away from the story.
Theme
Resilient
Strong, persevering, and overcoming hardships
Give 2 character traits to describe Mrs. Mulligan.
Hard-working
Kind
Knowledgeable
Determined
Table of Contents
The pieces of information in the middle of the paragraph that support the main idea.
Details
The kinds of stories that always contain a theme.
Fables
Appalled
Shocked
A character trait to describe someone who teases other kids on the playground, makes fun of people's clothes, and laughs at kids who present in class.
Mean
Aggressive
Rude
The section in the back of the book that gives terms and the page numbers you can find more information about the term.
Index
The sentence at the beginning of the paragraph that usually provides clues for what the main idea is.
Topic sentence
The theme from the famous fable "The Tortoise and the Hare".
Slow and steady wins the race
Opposed
To go against
A character trait to describe someone who is always happy and optimistic, no matter what happens in the world around them.
happy-go-lucky
The section under a photograph or illustration that describes what is in the image.
Caption
The sentence at the end of the paragraph that summarizes the main idea of the paragraph.
Concluding sentence
The theme from the famous fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf".
Do not lie.
People will not believe you if you lie often.
Loathe
To hate
The things that determine what character traits someone has.
Thoughts
Actions
Words
The title at the beginning of a section that tells the reader what the topic of the section will be.
Heading
Wilbur and Orville Wright were brothers who were inventors, even from a young age when they built kites and bicycles. Many people credit the Wright Brothers with designing and building the first successful airplane. In 1903, their first slight only lasted 12 seconds, but it continues to inspire people all over the world to learn about science and math, to work hard to realize their dreams, and to use imagination to achieve success.
The main idea of this passage is...
The Wright Brothers were inventors who have inspired many people.
A lion, unable to provide himself with food, had to do so by tricking its prey. He returned to his den, and lying down there, pretended to be sick, making sure everyone knew he was sick. The beasts expressed their sorrow, and came one by one to his den, where the Lion ate them. After many of the beasts had disappeared, the Fox discovered the trick and came to the Lion. He stood on the outside of the cave, at a respectful distance, and asked him how he was. "I am okay," replied the Lion, "but why do you stand so far away? Enter my cave to talk with me." "No, thank you," said the Fox. "I notice that there are many footprints entering your cave, but I see no trace of any coming out."
The theme of this story is...
Be cautious around danger.
Make sure to notice signs of danger.
Resourceful
Able to deal well with difficult situations and to find solutions to problems by using what you find around you