Academic Vocabulary
You use your prior knowledge and clues from the author to make an _________________.
Inference
During this part of the plot, the reader is introduced to the characters, setting, and conflict of the story.
Exposition
The author organizes a poem using _________ and ____________.
Lines (verses) and Stanzas
The author of a play is called _________________.
Playwright
Fix the sentence.
Ana buyed apples peaches and strawberries for the fruit salad.
Ana bought apples, peaches, and strawberries for the fruit salad.
The author's lesson or moral of the story is called _____________.
Theme
Takes place after the climax and begins to resolve the conflict of the story.
Falling Action
What is the difference and similarities between similes and metaphors?
They are both used to compare two unlike things. Similes uses the words "like" or "as," while metaphors do not.
Descriptions or instructions about characters, dialogue, or actions. Usually written in italics and are inside parenthesis or brackets.
Stage Directions
Fix the sentence.
Sam and me was reading an book.
Sam and I were reading a book.
The sequence of events of a story is referred to as _________.
Plot
The highest/turning point of the story. The problem reaches its peak.
Climax
The author use of language to create mental images is called __________________.
Imagery
A play is divided into two or more scenes because _______________.
The setting changes.
How can you combine the following sentences?
1. The school field trip was cancelled.
2. There was a bad thunderstorm.
The school field trip was cancelled because there was a bad thunderstorm.
Because there was a bad thunderstorm, the school field trip was cancelled.
The school field trip was cancelled, for there was a bad thunderstorm.
Restating the ideas from a text using your own words is called ____________.
Paraphrase
True or False: The setting of the story can be the place and/or time of the story.
True
Sound devices are used by authors to create meaning through sound. What are some examples of sound devices?
Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, End and Internal Rhyme
The opposite claim in an argumentative text is called _____________. It is usually followed by a rebuttal.
Counterclaim
Sarah said I have to many books to organise.
Sarah said, "I have too many books to organize."
When the narrator of a story is not part of the story. The narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of all of the characters, the story is told in __________________.
Third Person Point of View Omniscient
Part of the plot where the conflict is finally resolved.
Resolution
A literary device where objects are given another meaning other than its own.
Symbolism
A rhetorical device is used to persuade an audience. What are examples of rhetorical devices?
Stereotype, anecdote, and hyperbole
What changes, if any, should be made to the following?
The fifth-grade students are reading the book when stars are scattered.
When Stars Are Scattered or underlined if handwritten.