| A | B |
|---|
| folktale | a narrative that people tell for many generations |
| plot | events in a narrative |
| beginning | the first part in a narrative, usually introduces the characters, etting and problem |
| middle | in a narrative, the plot |
| end | in a narrative, the conclusion - the problem is solved |
| personification | literary device - animals and objects have human qualities |
| prologue | background used to introduce a text selection |
| paraphrase | retell in your own words |
| author's purpose | to entertain, inform, express and opinion |
| synonyms | words with similar meanings - thin/skinny |
| thesaurus | reference book or online- lists synonyms |
| subject | in a sentence, the person or thing that the sentence is about - the subject does the action |
| verb | in a sentence, the action the subject does |
| food chain | caterpillars eat grass, spiders eat caterpillars, frogs eat spiders, etc... |
| predator | animals that hunt |
| prey | hunted by predators |
