| A | B |
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| Effective Listeners | Make eye contact, ask probing questions, analyze information to determine relevancy, take notes, relate to previous knowledge, predict, summarize, identify new words and concepts |
| Alliteration | The repetition of intial consonants sounds in neighboring words |
| Allusion | An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place or event. |
| Imagery | A vivid description thatproduces mental images. The image produced can be an emotion, a sensation, or a visual picture. |
| Personification | An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form. |
| Point of View | The way in which an author reveals characters, events and ideas in telling a story; the vantage point from which a story is told. |
| Simile | A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used. |
| Theme | A topic of dicussion or writing; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of literary work. |
| Metaphor | The comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (like or as) are used. |
| Characterization | The method an author uses to reveal characters and their various personalities |
| Setting | The time and place a story unfolds. |
| Point of View | The perspective from which a story is told. Can be 1st, 2nd or 3rd person. |
| Effective Speakers | Use complete sentences, adjust volume and pace, add stress, maintain eye contact, ask questions, respond with relevant information, clarify, illustrate, expand, summarize |
| What should I do during reading? | Predict, Connect, Comment, ,Visualize, Question |
| What should I do Before I read? | Establish a purpose |
| What should I do after reading? | Summarize or retell the story events |
| Metacognitive During Reading Strategies | The reader knows what his brain is doing as he reads. |
| I know I am stuck when this happens. | The voice in my head stops, I have more questions than answers, I can't visualize. |
| What should a descriptive paragraph contain? | Adjectives and advebs, Figurative Language, Imagery |
| Inferences | A conclusion based on text details. |
| Fact | A statement that can be proven to be true. |
| Opinion | Statements than can not be proven true. They are just viewpoints on an issue. |
| ped- | foot |
| -cracy | rule |
| mor- | death |
| dec- | ten |
| nat- | born |
| -mit | send |
| penta- | five |
| hemi- | half |
| min- | small |
| equ- | even, same |
| morose | gloomy |
| forlorn | sad and lonely |
| advantageous | profitable |
| immense | huge |
| somber | serious |
| correspondence | letters sent back and forth between people |
| resentful | angry |
| loathe | reluctant; not wanting |
| haste | quickness |
| prosperous | successful |
