Unit 1A Vocab
central idea of a passage/story
main idea
the struggle of the story
conflict
the writer's intended target/reader
audience
arrange or put in order
organize
provide evidence or reasons to support or oppose
argue
to reduce a story to the essential main points
summarize
the character that opposes the main hero
antagonist
a text structure based on the similarities and differences of a subject
compare and contrast
to make a decision after considering all possible outcomes
determine
give specific details on an object or person
describe
Putting the author's ideas in your own words
paraphrase
the sequence of events in a story
plot
the reason a writer wrote something
author's purpose
(extra points: name the 3 types of author's purpose)
provide reasons for what happened
explain
improve the quality of something
develop
categorizing different types of literature
genre
the viewpoint from which a story is written
point of view
(extra points: name the pronouns of 2nd person)
to make an assumption based on things not explicitly stated in the text
infer/inference
to draw meaning from a text or graph
interpret
support
the way an author writes
style
the way an author reveals a character's personality
characterization
(extra points: what are the 2 types of characterization?)
a text structure that explains a relationship in which an event or action, makes another event or action happen
cause and effect
to establish value or importance
evaluate
breaking down something into its parts
analyze