| A | B |
|---|
| relationship | how something is related or connected |
| fable | a story that teaches a moral or lesson |
| recipe | directions for cooking |
| mood | an emotion or feeling |
| subtitle | another title that explains more --usually in a book |
| strategy | a plan |
| memoir | the story of someone's life (autobiography) |
| schedule | a list of details, items or times |
| article | a piece of something (ex. an ___ of clothing) |
| non-fiction | true literature |
| summary | covering the main points briefly |
| summarize | to tell the main points |
| order form | a place to list items to purchase |
| purpose | a reason for something happening |
| drama | a play or acting |
| autobiography | a story written by a person about their life |
| graphic organizer | a drawing used to organize info |
| poet | a person who writes poetry |
| identify | to explain (to Choose) |
| article | a piece of writing (newspaper) |
| categories | a group of things that are related |
| bold print | a dark form of type |
| illustration | a drawing |
| utensils | tools for cooking |
| choose | to pick |
| contrast | to see how something is different from something else |
| compare | to see how things are alike |
| assume | to accept as true |
| exageration | to make things bigger or more than they really are |
| apply | to connect to something (How will this question apply to the story?) |
| most likely | probably |
| approximately | coming close to |
| quotation marks | " " written when someone talks in writing |
| skits | short plays |
| definition | a meaning |
| communicate | to tell in spoken or written words |
| convince | to talk someone into something |
| select | to make a choice |
| predict | to decide what will happen next |
| organize | to arrange in a certain order |
| flow chart | a diagram that shows steps in a process |
| monologue | a long speech made by one person |
| ingredients | items to make something with |
| time line | a lined schedule showing a planned order or sequence |
| persuade | to convince someone |
| alliteration | repetition of beginning sounds |
| imagery | mental pictures |
| scene | a part of a play |
| infer | using facts to come to a conclusion |
| justify | to be able to explain |
| biography | a non fiction book about a person's life |
| knowledge | something learned and kept in your mind |
| vocabulary | a list of words with a definition or explanation |
| folklore | stories, beliefs passed down through generations |
| verse | a line of poetry or a song |
| italics | Type style that slants upwards |
| literal language | Saying exactly what is meant. Not literal |
| Mystery | Stories in which characters try to answer questions--involves suspense |
| Legends | literary genre: stories about the acts of great heroes, usually about wars and victories. |
| Myths | Stories that explain natural events (weather/seasons) usually through gods and mystical characters |
| lyric poetry | highly musical verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker. |
| metaphor | A comparison made by saying something IS something else. "Our love is a rose." |
| limerick | A humorous verse with 5 lines. |
| main idea | Sums up the whole thing in a single sentence. |
| haiku | A 3-line Japanese verse form. 1st & 3rd lines have 5 syllables. 2nd has 7 syllables. |
| imagery | sensory words used to create mental pictures. |
| irrelevant detail | unimportant thoughts (usually used to lead you away from the correct answer. |
| inference | The act of using facts to reach a conclusion. |
| irony | Literary technique involving surprising, interesting, or unexpected contradictions. Verbal--Situational--Dramatic. |
| index | In a book: a list of topics covered and page number usually in alphabetical order. |
| identify | To explain (to choose). |
| illustration | picture in a story |
| ingredients | items used in a recipe |
| introduction | the beginning of a story in which the characters, setting & problem are explained. |
| flashback | An interruption of a literary work's sequence to tell about something that happened earlier (Headings) |
| fact | Something that can be proven. |
| figurative language | Language that is not meant to be taken literally: ex: similes, hyperbole, personification, etc. |
| flow chart | graphic organizer; shows sequence of events. |
| first person point of view | Narrator is a character in a story. Refers to himself as "I". |
| guide words | Words at the page top in a reference book to help you locate information. |
| glossary | In a book: a list of terms used in the book and their definitions. |
| graphic organizer | Tools you can use to read, write and understand at a higher level. Example: 2 column charts, webs, venn diagrams, double bubble, etc. |
| genre | A division of a type of literature, such as poetry, Prose = Fiction and Nonfiction, Drama, etc. |
| historical fiction | Stories that take place in the past with characters often taking part in historical events. |
| events | parts of the story |
| evidence | Something that furnished proof |
| explain | To make understandable |
| experience | Something that occurs which builds knowledge. |
| eye witness | A person who was actually at an event. |
| encyclopedia | A book or series that contains information about a large variety of things/people. |
| Fantasy | A fiction genre: Imaginative stories usually involving magic or make believe creatures, ex: dragons. |
| Folktales | Traditional stories which reveal the values and beliefs of a culture. |
| Fables | Stories that teach morals usually using animals with humas qualities. |
| Free Verse | Poetry not written to rhyme or have a specific beat. |
| detail | A small part |
| discuss | To investigate through conversation. |
| develop | To elaborate by thinking or doing. |
| epic | Long stories told about a single person. |
| essay | Persnal accounts of life experiences written as they happen. |
| electronic sources | Information suppliers on the internet. |
| exaggerate | To expand beyond the truth. HYPERBOLE. |
| effect | Something that always follows a cause. |
| elaborate | To give more information. 3 E's: Example, Experience, & Evidence. |
| evaluate | To determine the significance, worth, or condition of something. |
| connections | Relationship between selection and life or selection and another selection. |
| dictionary | A reference book containing words and definitions. |
| drama | A story written to be performed. |
| dialect | A regional form of English. (Ex: Y'all) |
| definition | A statement of the meaning of a word. |
| diagram | A graphic organizer; picture |
| dialogue | A conversation between two characters. |
| decision | A conclusion. |
| define | Give a statement about the meaning of a word or action. |
| describe | To represent or define using words. "Show me with sensory words." |
| choose | To pick. |
| communicate | To tell in spoken or written words or gestures. |
| convince | persuade or talk one into something. |
| climax | The turning point or high point in a story. |
| conclusion or conclude | In a story: the part that wraps up all of the loose ends. To use all information to make a decision. |
| cast of characters | In a play: the list of all the participants in the story. |
| clarify | To make clear. |
| cognition | Understanding how you know something...thinking. |
| construct | To create. |
| convince | Def: persuade |
| autobiography | The life story of the author. |
| analogy | A relationship between two people or things. |
| allusion | A writer is making an indirect reference to something or someone. |
| almanac | A yearly publication containing astronomical and weather data as well as other information. |
| atlas | A book of maps. |
| article | A part of a magazine or newspaper; or, a piece of clothing. |
| assume | To take as true; to believe. |
| apply | To put to use. |
| approximately | Near or close to...about. almost. |
| antonym | opposite (hot:cold) |
| best example | The precise (exact) example. |
| concrete poems | A poem which forms a shape related to the subject. |
| context (clues) | Words and sentences around a word that help you figure out the meaning. |
| character | A person or thing in a story. |
| change | To make different. (How does the character change?) |
| conflict | problem in a story: man vs. man; man vs. self; man vs. nature. |
| compare (comparison) | To study and discover things that are the same about a subject. |
| contrast | To study and discover things that are different about a subject. |
| counter argument | An opposing argument. |
| categories | A division within a system. (ex: fruit --apple--Rome) |
| act | One of the division of a play (Act 1; scene 2) |
| analyze | To study to discover the nature and relationship of something |
| biography | The story of a person's life written by someone else. |
| ballad | The story of a person's life written by someone else.A song-like poem that tells a story. |
| bold print | A darker form of type used to emphasiize. |
| boxed text | A division of the page that provides more information. |
| background information | Summary of past events given by the author. |
| based on | Using the information provided. |
| best answer | The most accurate answer. |
| best describes | The most accurate description. |
