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A word or letter placed in front of a base word.
What is a prefix
The sun is the largest star in our solar system
The candle lit the curtains on fire and burned the house down. Is this an example of
A. Compare and Contrast B. Point of View C. Cause and Effect
What is cause and effect
An account of someone's life written by someone else.
The purpose is to inform the reader about the natural or social world. Contains facts.
A word or letter placed at the end of a word
What is a suffix
To think about what you read before you read the rest of it. Guess what will happen next
What is predicting
An account of a person's life written by that person
What is an autobiography
Cast of characters, dialogue, scenes, settings, set directions
What is drama
The STAAR test is an easy assignment
What is opinion
To make an educated guess based on context clues
What is making an inference
Literature in the form of imaginary events and people
What is fiction
A story that takes place in the past and has real events.
Which one is a fact?
A. In America the traffic laws are too strict. B. In America a red traffic light means stop. C. In America the biggest cars are the safest cars.
What is B.
Writing that is based on facts, real events and people.
What is nonfiction
A story that creates imaginary characters and situations that depict our world and society.
What is realistic fiction
Ms. Woodson is the best teacher in the entire world
What is fact
You can figure out the meaning of a word that you dont know by reading the words and sentences around the unknown word. This is called what
What is context clues
Literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm.
What is poetry
Advertisements, emails, online information, televised news and documentaries
What is media