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| inference | invisible fact; something we know from the story but it isn't ever stated in the story |
| main idea | usually found in the title and the first sentence of a paragraph; it is the word or words that you will see the most throughout the story |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more characters |
| 1st person narrative | you are telling the story and are in the story |
| 3rd person narrative | it is as if you are a reporter watching the events in a story from outside the story |
| foreshadowing | hints about what will happen later in the story; usually weird things or things that are described way to much by author |
| chronology | things in the story happen in a specific sequence or order |
| problem/solution | story starts with a dilemma that the main character has that needs to be solved and then they go about solving it |
| antagonist | the enemy of the main character; may be a disease, a person, or even weather |
| protagonist | the good thing or character in the story |
| comparison or contrast | a story that is written to show how two things or events are similar or different |
| (part in parenthesis) | usually some sort of stage directions in a play |
| fables | usually main character is an animal and there is a moral or lesson to the story |
| abab rhyme scheme | word at the end of first line rhymes with the word at the end of the third line |
| rhythm of a poem | the syllable pattern that can be clapped out like the beat of a song or parody |
| introduction | the beginning of a story where the plot or topic is usually introduced |
| conclusion | the end of a story that usually includes the resolution or answer to the plot |
| setting | where the story takes place |
| main characters | usually the ones that you see the most and couldn't be taken out of the story without changing the way the story would turn out |
| plot | the problem or dilemma in the story |
| transitional words and phrases | first, second, if, then, in addition, next, however, for instance |
| best editing tool | ears, ears, ears |
| homophones | words that sound the same but having different uses or meanings: to, too, two; there, their; deer, dear |
| capitalization | all names; first word in a sentence; titles; AM and PM; and places like East, West, but not directions; Dear, Love, Sincerely |
| dictionaries | definitions of words; part of speech; and pronunciation |
| thesaurus | gives synonyms and antonyms of words |
| glossary | at the back of a book; gives the definitions of words used in the book |
| index | gives specific page numbers for things |
| table of contents | at the front of the book; gives you a menu of all the main chapters for a book |
| title page | gives you the author, copyright date, and who printed the book |
| synonyms | words that mean the same |
| antonyms | opposites |
| once upon a time | introduction for a fairy tale |
| pronouns | I, he, we, they, us, she, me... |
| adverbs | usually have "ly" and answer the question "how" about the verb |
| adjectives | your five senses describing something |
| subject | usually the first noun in a sentence and is next to the verb |
| predicate | a verb or action that can be written in the present, past, or future |
| conjunction | and, or, nor, but, either, neither |
| contractions | isn't, aren't, wouldn't, doesn't |
| subject pronouns | I, he, she, we, they; all pronouns that could be used to start a sentence |
| object pronouns | they can't be used to start a sentence; him, her, them, me, us, him |
| possessive nouns | usually have an 's after them followed by an object that they own; Bob's books |
| Titles | never capitalize the small letters in the middle of a title |
| Declarative | statement of fact; normal sentence |
| imperative | command or request that is said eye to eye; no subject |
| exclamatory | excited |
| interrogative | question |
| simple subject | first noun usually |
| simple predicate | first verb |
| complete subject | all words before verb |
| complete predicate | all words from verb on |
| preposition | MOST OFTEN ANSWER QUESTION WHERE, WHEN, AND HOW;about below excepting off toward above beneath for on under across beside(s) from onto underneath after between in out until against beyond in front of outside up along but inside over upon among by in spite of past up to around concerning instead of regarding with at despite into since within because of down like through without before during near throughout with regard to behind except of to with respect to |
| modifier | adds detail to a sentence; can be removed and the sentence will still make sense |
| complex sentence | made up of a simple sentence and a clause (usually with transitional word) that can't stand alone |
| compound sentence | two sentences combined by conjunction and comma |
| compound predicate | two verbs with a conjunction |
| compound subject | two nouns with a conjunction |
| fragment | a clause that doesn't make a complete thought; you feel like you missed part of the conversation |
| yes, no, well, but, and direct address names | all have commas after them |
| comma | between city and state |
| compare and contrast transitional words | in the same way by the same token similarly in like mannerlikewisein similar fashion Contrast yet and yet nevertheless nonetheless after all buthoweverthoughotherwise on the contrary in contrast notwithstanding on the other handat the same time Clarification |
| cause and effect transitional words | Cause because since on account of for that reason Effect therefore consequently accordingly thus hence as a result |
| problem solution transitional words | Because, since, for the same reason, obviously, evidently, furthermore, besides, indeed, in fact, in any case |
| summarize | a short 2-3 sentences that gives the plot, resolution, main characters, and setting |
| chronological transitional words | after later last until till since then before hence since when once about next now |
