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| affix | a prefix or suffix added to a root word to change meaning or part of speech |
| analogy | a comparison of items based on their relationship |
| author's perspective | the author's opinions and beliefs |
| author's purpose | the author's reason for writing |
| character development | the way a character changes throughout a literary text |
| conflict | a struggle or battle a character experiences |
| context clues | hints an author gives to help define an unknown word |
| conventions | using spelling, capitalization, grammar, and punctuation to help make writing clear and understandable |
| folklore | traditional stories told from generation to generation |
| inference | a conclusion made by using background knowledge and clues from the story |
| informational text | a nonfictional piece of writing that informs the reader about a specific topic |
| literary devices | phrases used to make writing more interesting |
| literary text | a fictional piece of writing that tells a story or entertains |
| main idea | the overall idea of a text |
| modes | different genres of text determined by the author's reason for writing |
| organizational patterns | different ways of organizing information based on the author's purpose |
| plagiarism | taking someone else's work or ideas and claiming them as your own |
| plot development | the series of events within literary text |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
| prediction | an educated guess at what will happen in the future |
| root word | the basic part of a word after all affixes have been removed |
| summary | a shortened version of a text that includes the main idea and supporting details |
| supporting details | the statements that support the overall idea of text |
| text evidence | proof found within text |
| text features | parts of a nonfiction text that help the reader find information and understand what they read |
| theme | the message or life lesson the author wants the reader to learn |
| thesis | a statement proven by the text |
| word choice | the vocabulary a writer chooses to show meaning |
| writing process | the steps a writer must follow to be successful (plan, draft, revise, edit, publish) |
