| A | B |
|---|
| index | topics alphabetized and includes page numbers |
| preface | short summary paragraph at the beginning of the book |
| glossary | definitions |
| table of contents | Shows the separate parts or chapters of the book |
| appendix | junk drawer where all the extra stuff like tables, charts, diagrams, etc. are |
| almanac | A book of facts (weather, farming, etc.) about one year in time |
| atlas | book of maps |
| encyclopedia | a detailed book of facts about different topics; great for book reports |
| periodical | magazines |
| dictionary | gives you definitions, parts of speech, and how to pronounce words |
| pre- | before, ahead of |
| re- | again, back |
| co, con- | with or together |
| inter- | between, among |
| trans- | across |
| un- | not |
| mis- | error |
| sub- | under |
| post- | after |
| bio | life |
| geo | earth |
| astro | star |
| -ology | the study of |
| -spect- | to look, see |
| -dict- | say, speak, tell |
| -struct- | to build |
| -script- | to write |
| -habit- | to live |
| prefix | at the beginning of a word |
| suffix | at the end of a word |
| repetition | repeating of lines or ideas like you would hear in a poem or song |
| omitted | not included |
| synonym | same |
| antonym | opposite |
| homonym | two words that are spelled and sound the same but have different meanings; quake (earthquake) and quake (shake) |
| homophone | sounds the same but may have a different spelling and does have different meaning; dear and deer |
| inferences | invisible facts that we can conclude from the information given in a story |
| ABAB pattern | 1st and third line rhyme and 2nd and 4th rhyme |
| character | people, animals, or other creatures that play acting roles |
| setting | the background like the forest, house, or beach |
| plot | the problem that the main characters face in the story |
| antagonist | the villain whether human, animal, or weather |
| protagonist | the hero or good character |
| topic sentence | beginning sentence that states the main idea |
| concluding sentence | ending sentence that wraps up a paragraph |
| dialogue | conversation between two characters |
| 1st person narrative | the person in the story is telling the story |
| 3rd person narrative | a person who is not actually in the story is telling it |
| chronological order | put things in time order based on hourly time, yearly time, or something like that |
| compare and contrast | looks at the similarities and differences between things when putting the story together |
| problem/solution | Character has a problem that must be solved and shows you how they go about doing so |
