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15 Cards in this Set
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foreshadowing
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a suggestion in a story of what is to come later by giving hints and clues
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infer
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to "read between the lines" to understand and interpret an authors message
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main idea
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a statement which reflects gist, or total message of a selection
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mood
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the feeling a piece of literature arouses in the reader: Happy, sad, peaceful, etc. Mood is created by the details and language an author uses
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plot
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the action or events in a story
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point of view
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the vantage point from which the author writes the story
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sequence chart
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a graphic organizer in which the events of a story or selection are listed in order
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style
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how the author writes (form) rather than what the author writes (content)
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summarize
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to convey the main idea and a few details from a selection in a short paragraph
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symbolism
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the use of a concrete object to represent an idea
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theme
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a statement about life that a particular selection is trying to get across to the reader
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time line
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a drawing that shows dates and events in historical perspective
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tone
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the attitude of the author toward his audience, the characters, or the content; the attitude may be serious, humorous, etc.
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Venn Diagram
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a graphic organizer consisting of overlapping cicles that compare and contrast characters, ideas, or issues in a selection
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i had four cookies and i ate one, now i only have three!
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i like bald purple llamas!
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