Reading Terms Ontario Middle School 6Th Grade

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A comparison based on a similarity in some detail between things that are otherwise unlike

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analogy

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Words that mean opposite things

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antonyms

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The people for whom a piece of writing is intended

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audience

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A writer’s reason for creating a work

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author's purpose

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The person, action, or event that makes something else happen and what happens as a result of the event or action

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cause and effect

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Animals, people, or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of the story

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characters

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The arrangement of details in time order.

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chronological

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The most exciting and important part of the story

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climax

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Pointing out similarities between two or more things

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compare

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An overall opinion that you form after reading a passage

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conclusion

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Main problem facing a story’s main character or characters; usually introduced at the beginning of a story

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conflict

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Meanings that a word has acquired through use

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connotation

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The words that come before and after a particular word in a passage

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context clues

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Pointing out differences between two or more things

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contrast

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The dictionary meaning of a word

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denotation

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The conversations carried on between characters in a piece of writing

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dialogue

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A statement than can be proven true or false

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fact

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A story that is the product of imagination rather than a documentation of fact

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fiction

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Language used in writing to make it more expressive

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figurative language

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In this point of view, the story is told by one of the characters

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first person

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A graphic organizer that shows sequence

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flow chart

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A category of books

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genre

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A visual aid, such as a chart or timeline, that helps to present information

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graphic organizer

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An exaggeration or overstatement for effect

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hyperbole

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An expression that can’t be understood simply by knowing the literal meaning of the words in it

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idiom

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A determination that you make, based on information and evidence provided in a passage

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inference

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This is what a selection is mostly about. It can be expressed as a summary of the text and is explained further with supporting details.

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main idea

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A figure of speech that points out the similarities of two different things without using the words “like” or “as”

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metaphor

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The emotion a writer intends for the reader to feel

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mood

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Writing that is not fictional and is usually written to explain, argue, or describe

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nonfiction

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Words that sound like the object or action described

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onomatopoeia

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A viewpoint or personal belief that cannot be proven true or false

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opinion

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Text organization in which the most important fact is presented first

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order of importance

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Giving human qualities to an object or abstract idea

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personification

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The action or sequence of events in a story

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plot

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Writing that uses literary elements, such as rhyme, to present ideas or experiences to the reader

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poetry

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The vantage point from which a story is told

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point of view

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A reasonable guess about what will happen next in a story

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prediction

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Syllables added to the beginning of a root word to form a new word

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prefix

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The last part of a story, where you find out how everything turned out

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resolution

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Events in a story after the conflict but before the climax (usually most of the story!)

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rising action

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The time and place in which the action of a story occurs

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setting

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A comparison of two different things, using either “as” or “like” as a connecting word

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simile

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A grouping of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph

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stanza

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Syllables added to the end of a root word to form a new word

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suffix

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A brief description of a story or event, identifying the main idea of the passage and the most important details, using your own words

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summary

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Additional descriptions, explanations, and details that help to strengthen the author’s point

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supporting details

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Literary device that uses one, usually concrete, thing to stand for another, usually abstract, thing

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symbolism

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Words that have the same (or almost the same) meaning

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synonyms

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The general meaning or “life lesson” of a story (Many stories have more than one!)

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theme

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In this point of view, the story is told by a narrator who stands outside the story and observes the events as they unfold

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third person

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A base word that is used to make a bigger word

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root word