Unit 1 Vocabulary
someone who sees an event take place
What is "witness?"
The main point an author makes
What is "key or central idea?"
He didn't give up when he was cut from his high school basketball team
Who is "Michael Jordan?"
We typically look at this when a magician performs a trick
What are "hands?"
pizza, California, and Mrs. Jensen are examples of...
What are "nouns?"
a scientist that studies the mind
What is "psychologist?"
Important points from a text that we should remember
What are "key details?"
She kept writing even after Harry Potter was rejected by many publishers
Who is "J.K. Rowling?"
Dr. Loftus described memory as this
What is "imperfect?"
run, jumped, and am are examples of...
What are "verbs?"
where and when a story takes place
What is "setting?"
Putting evidence from a text in your own words
What is "paraphrase?"
the idea that people can grow and change with hard work and dedication
What is "growth mindset?"
Illusions often appear to do this
What is "move?"
tall, blue, and sparkly are examples of...
What are "adjectives?"
the process of thinking and learning
What is "cognition?"
the message or lesson of a story
What is "theme?"
the idea that people are born with a level of intelligence and abilities that cannot change
What is "fixed mindset?"
fast, quickly, and slowly are examples of...
What are "adverbs?"
the way you use your senses to become aware of things
What is "perception?"
A guess based on what the text says and what we already know
What is an "inference?"
An incomplete sentence is called this
What is a "sentence fragment?"