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The Ravine
Elements of Plot
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Words You Have to Know...Comprehension Strategies
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A word that describes something that has many knots and bumps
What is gnarly
100
The turning point in a story, OMG moment
What is climax
100
A synonym for the word problem
What is conflict
100
A vocabulary word that means qualities shown by a character. These can describe a character's personality or how they look.
What are character traits
100
This is a comprehension strategy that gives briefs statements of the main points about a text or a part of the text
What is a summary
200
A word that describes something that starts to decay or rot away
What is decomposing
200
The beginning of the story that tells you the characters, setting, and situation
What is an exposition?
200
A synonym for the ending to a story
What is a resolution
200
A form of language spoken in a specific place by a particular group of people
What is dialect
200
This is a comprehension strategy in which a reader takes the information that is implied or inferred and makes meaning out of it
What is drawing conclusions
300
The vocabulary word that means overhanging or cliff
What is precipice?
300
The events that lead up to the climax in the story
What are rising actions
300
The vocabulary word that tells you the time and place a story happens
What is setting
300
A logical guess that is based on facts and one's own knowledge
What is an inference
300
To examine in detail
What is analyze
400
Another word for a small brook or stream
What is rivulet
400
The events in the story that lead you to the resolution
What are falling actions
400
This is a person or creature that interacts within the story
What is a character
400
Describes how a character changes throughout the story
What is character development
400
To evaluate in a detailed way
What is critique
500
The vocabulary word that describes something that pours
What is cascade
500
The main events in the story
What is plot
500
This is a genre that is not a true story, but could be.
What is realistic fiction
500
This is a comprehension skill that provides examples and quotations from the story
What is citing evidence
500
To form an idea
What is to evaluate