Vocabulary
This is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
What is an antonym?
A commercial or billboard for a new sneaker is trying to do this to you.
What is persuade?
This is the definition of theme in a story.
What is the underlying message or life lesson of a text?
This is the term for the exact words taken from a story, which must be placed inside "special marks."
What is a direct quote?
This part of speech is used to replace a specific noun, like using "she" instead of "Sarah."
What is a pronoun?
Using nearby words or sentences to figure out the meaning of an unknown word is using these.
What are context clues?
A science textbook or an encyclopedia is written for this reason.
What is inform?
This common theme suggests that people are stronger when they work together than when they are alone.
What is unity or teamwork?
When you put the author’s ideas into your own words instead of quoting them directly, you are doing this.
What is paraphrasing?
This punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses without using a conjunction like "and."
What is a semicolon?
This noun refers to a short story about a real incident or person, often shared to make a point or be funny.
What is an anecdote?
A scary story or a funny joke book is written for this "E" purpose.
What is entertain?
To find the theme, a reader should look at how the main character changes or what they learn after resolving this.
What is the conflict?
To show your the evidence from the passage and text to prove an answer
What is evidence?
These are the three words (a, an, and the) used to introduce a noun.
What are articles?
When an author hints at what is to come later in a story, they are using this technique.
What is foreshadowing?
An author writing a travel brochure using sensory details like "shimmering turquoise water" is likely trying to do this.
What is to describe?
A poem that captures the exact feeling of a rainy Tuesday morning.
What is to describe (or express)?
To give credit to the source or author where you found your information is to do this.
What is cite?
This type of word modifies a verb, an adjective, or another word like itself, often ending in "-ly."
What is an adverb?
This 7-letter word describes a story or statement that is unclear or has more than one possible meaning.
What is ambiguous?
A grocery list or a map is used for this specific purpose.
What is inform?
These are three specific "tools" an author uses to reveal theme (e.g., symbolism, character growth, or conflict).
What are plot resolution, character change, motifs, or symbols?
This is the name for a guess or conclusion you make based on text evidence plus what you already know.
What is an inference?
This is the term for a "sentence" that is missing either a subject or a predicate, making it incomplete.
What is a sentence fragment?