| A | B |
|---|
| Narrative | story, prose |
| Poem | passage written in verse or stanzas |
| Organizational Pattern | Format in which a piece is written |
| Sequence | Order in which something follows |
| Plot | events or episodes which occur in a story |
| Episodes/Events | parts of a story |
| Conflict | problem in a story |
| Purpose | reason the author has written a story (P.I.E.) |
| P.I.E. (author's purpose) | persuade, inform, entertain |
| Fiction | creative writing, not factual |
| Non-Fiction | factual writing, informational |
| Infer | educated guess, guess w/ proof |
| Textual Evidence | proof, examples from reading |
| Conventions of English | rules of words, phrases |
| Parentheses | ( ) |
| comma | , |
| quotation marks | " " |
| exclamation point | ! |
| asterisk | * |
| apersand | & |
| Noun | person, place, thing |
| Verb | action, being statement |
| Adjective | descriptive word for noun |
| Adverb | descriptive word for action |
| dash | - |
| semicolon | ; |
| colon | : |
| sequencial order | in numerical order - first, second... |
| word roots | a section of a word that has a meaning |
| prefix | word part at the beginning of a word |
| suffix | word part at the end of a word |
| base words | parts of words that can stand alone w/o help |
| summary | short, concise restating of passage |
| paraphrase | restating of passage in your own words |
| Central Idea/Theme | the point an author is trying to get across, a truth text reveals |
| text | words in type, reading passages |
| setting | where and when a story takes place |
| sensory detail | description using the five senses |
| imagery | the picture creted in the head of the reader using words |
| visualization | making a "movie" in your head as you read |
| dialogue | talking in a story, conversation |
| characterization | getting to know the "who" in a story - actions, thoughts, comments, descriptions of the character |
| symbolism | when an object is meant to represent a more complex subject (empty crate - an empty life) |
| resolution | how a problem in story is solved |
| conclusion | how a piece of writing closes |
| Connotation | the hidden meaning of a word |
| Denotation | dictionary definition of word |
| Figurative Meaning | figure of speech, not meant word for word |
| Literal Meaning | meant word for word |
| Tone | type of voice used by author - sarcastic, concerned, scary |
| Mood | feeling the reader gets when reading - scared, angry, sad |
| Context Clues | hints in sentences and paragraphs to the meaning of a topic in the reading |
| Transitions | words or phrases used to connect one idea to the next |
