| A | B |
|---|
| Analogy | two words that show a relationship |
| Analyze | to study the parts of something |
| Antonym | opposite of another word |
| Atlas | book of maps |
| Author's Craft | skill the writer uses, such as humor |
| Author's Purpose | entertain. inform or persuade |
| Bold Print | dark print - usually helps organize information |
| Brochure | short booklet telling about one topic |
| Cause | what makes something happen |
| Characteristics | what makes one thing diferent from something else |
| Compare and Contrast | finding similarities and differences |
| Conclude | to form an opinion after reading a selection |
| Dialogue | conversation among characters-quotation marks |
| Dictionary | defines,spells,helps pronounce words |
| Fact | a statement that can be proven |
| Opinion | cannot be proven, judgement |
| Fiction | not true, made up |
| Figurative Language | descriptive phrases, ex: simile and metaphor |
| Effect | what happens as a result of a cause |
| Genre | A type of story |
| Infer | "to read between the lines" |
| Ingredients | materials used in a recipe |
| Intended Audience | who the story is written for |
| Italics | important words written in a slanted font |
| Justify | prove that something is correct |
| Legend | A story passed down through the years that may not be completely true |
| Main Idea | what the whole story is about |
| Metaphor | comparing without using like or as |
| Mood | how the story makes you feel |
| Moral | lesson |
| Narrator | tells about the characters in a play |
| origin | where something comes from |
| parentheses | (used to define a word or show how to pronounce a word) |
| personification | giving things human like traits |
| plot | problem and solution in the story |
| point of view | one who is telling the story |
| predict | to use clues to tell what is going to happen next |
| reference material | gives more information on a topic |
| selection | a reading passage. ex: poem, letter, article, play, or fable. |
| setting | time and place of a story |
| synonym | same meaning as another word |
| theme | moral or lesson in the story |
| subheading | groups info together,usually bold print. |
| simile | comparing using like or as |
