Vocabulary
When you do this, you resist or refuse to obey.
What is defy?
Went looking for something.
What is sought?
The author's attitude toward the person or subject he or she is writing about. You can figure this out by looking at details, descriptions, and the reasons and evidence for points the author makes.
What is author's point of view?
What is poetry?
This point of view is shown when the author is being told by a narrator using words like "he, she, they," etc.
What is third person point of view?
When you do not support or agree with either side of an argument, you are this.
Qualifying or having a right to do something.
What is entitled?
These are a string of letters added to the beginnings of words to change their meanings.
What are prefixes?
This genre tells facts about the life of a real person. It describes the person's talents and achievements and often tells about events in the order in which they happened.
What is a biography?
What the author teaches the reader in a story (usually a central message and can be applied to many different stories).
What is theme?
Not the same or not fair.
What is unequal?
Being honest and saying what one thinks.
What is outspoken?
Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.
What are homographs?
This genre has larger-than-life characters, including a hero. It often contains events that could not possibly happen in real life and contains hyperbole.
What is a tall tale?
This point of view is told from the person him/herself, using words like "I, me, my," etc.
What is first person point of view?
The act of expecting something to happen.
What is anticipation?
What does the prefix un- mean? (As in "unsure")
What is "not."
What are suffixes?
This genre includes stories that are not true, but could happen in real life.
What is realistic fiction?
Words that are similar in meaning.
What are synonyms?
Saved for a purpose or a special person.
What is reserved?
What does the suffix -ly mean? (As in "slowly")
What is "in a specified manner"?
Words that sound the same but have different meanings.
What are homophones?
This genre often includes text features like illustrations, captions, and bold print. The texts are factual and teach the reader about a specific topic.
What is informational text?
Words that are opposite in meaning.
What are antonyms?