| A | B |
|---|
| calligraphy | an artform from Asia in which artists use a brush and ink |
| annoyed | bothered; irritated; provoked |
| scared | frightened; afraid; terrified; fearful |
| surprised | shocked; astonished; amazed; startled |
| traditional | old-fashioned; out-of-date; conventional; established |
| wise | smart; intelligent; informed |
| visualize | to make a picture in your mind |
| image | another word for picture; can also be a picture you create in your mind |
| characters | people in a story |
| setting | where a story takes place and when it happens |
| plot | events in a story that happen in a certain order |
| theme | the meaning or message of the story |
| author | the writer of a story |
| scolded | told someone in an angry way that he/she did something wrong |
| peeked | looked secretly at someone or something |
| raspy | deep and rough-sounding voice |
| overlapping | having a part of something over part of something else |
| swirling | moving in a twisting and turning motion |
| glowed | gave off light like a candle |
| nursing home | place where people who are old or very sick are cared for on a long-term basis |
| framed | put in a frame; put a border or edge around a picture |
| hunched | bent over |
| conclusion | a judgment or an opinion that you make from information you know |
| recognize | to remember someone or something when you see or hear that person or thing |
| characterization | the way an author or writer creates a character by showing his/her looks, words, thoughts, or actions |
| character traits | qualities (good or bad) of a person |
| motives | why a character acts the way he or she does |
| version | different form of something |
| strategies | things you do to help you get better at something |
| infer | connect what you know to what you read; find meaning that is not stated |
| analyze | examine closely; study on a deep level; investigate; scrutinize |
| activate prior knowledge | ask yourself what you already know about a topic |
| predict | make a guess about what will happen |
| summarize | figure out the main idea of what you read or hear |
| evaluate | make judgments and form opinions about something; support conclusions with evidence |
| monitor and clarify | check that you understand what you're reading; re-read material to make sure you understand it |
| question | what you ask when you're trying to figure out the point the author is making and how it applies to you |
| nouns | people and animals, places, things, and ideas or concepts |
| adjectives | words that describe nouns |
| paragraph | group of sentences about one topic |
| genre | type; kind; category |
