| A | B |
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| paragraph | group of sentences that develop an idea. |
| glossary | dictionary found in a book. |
| supporting details | sentences within a paragraph supporting the main idea. |
| main idea | most important idea |
| graphic organizers | organize ideas and thoughts |
| charts | organizes using rows and columns. |
| captions | describe a picture or photograph. |
| topic sentence | sentence that expresses the main idea. |
| concluding sentence | wraps up or ties together the information. |
| nonfiction | is writing that is factual. |
| index | in a book that gives a page numbers of topics within the book. |
| table of contents | in a book that divides the book into chapters. |
| narrative nonfiction | nonfiction writing that tells a story |
| atlas | a book of maps. |
| informative nonfiction | examples would be a textbook or newspaper. |
| biography | story of someone written by another person. |
| Internal conflict | within a characters own mind. |
| Antagonist | opposing the protagonist. |
| External Conflict | struggles with an outside force. |
| Plot | related events that make up a story. |
| Setting | time and place |
| Protagonist | The main character |
| Character | The people or animals that are in a story. |
| Climax | creates the greatest suspense or interest. |
| Foreshadowing | The use of clues |
| Point of View | vantage point |
| Theme | The idea about life |
| Resolution | The final part of the story |
| Conflict | A struggle or clash |
| 1st person point of view | author is a character in the story and tells the story by using "I". |
| 3rd person omniscient | the narrator can report on the characters actions and thoughts in a story. |
| Author’s purpose | is the reason an author has for creating a particular type of work |
| audience | A writer considers his/her _______when deciding on a subject, purpose for writing, and the tone and style in which to write. |
