Reading
A way to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
The part of a paragraph where the topic is mentioned.
Topic sentence/ First sentence
Shows what something looks like, taken with a camera.
Photograph
The lecture was as dry as a bone.
Simile
High in rank, status, or quality.
Superior
A specific type of literary work.
Genre
The first part of your response to a question.
Restate
Organizes information to be compared in a visual way.
Graph
The boy has a heart of stone.
Metaphor
On a very small scale.
Miniature
The message or lesson of a story that the author wants you to take away.
Theme
The part of the paragraph where the topic is restated in another way.
Closing sentence/ Last sentence
Tells the name of chapters and what page the chapter can be found on.
Table of Contents
The sky was full of dancing stars.
Personification
Each person is given what he or she deserves
Justice
The most important details at the beginning of a story.
Rising Action
Quote the text.
Citation
Tells the definition of some of the words found in the text.
Glossary
Betty bought butter but it was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.
Alliteration
To correct your writing in order to improve it.
Revise
The turning point of the story, the part where the problem is solved.
Climax
Paraphrase words from the text in your response.
Citation
Tells what pages the reader can find certain topics.
Index
Idiom
Dull or lacking imagination.
Pedestrian