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25 Cards in this Set
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synonym |
words that have similar meanings |
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antonyms |
words that have opposite meanings |
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context clues |
words, phrases, or sentences that help give meaning to unknown words |
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expression |
a phrase that doesn't mean what it says word for word |
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main idea |
what a piece of writing is mostly about |
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supporting details |
the details that support or back up the main idea |
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summary |
briefly restates the main idea and important details of a story |
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author |
the person who wrote the story or passage |
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narrator |
the person telling the story |
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audience |
the person or persons to whom the writing is addressed |
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example |
an item that is the same as other things in the group |
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multiple meaning words |
a word that has more than one meaning of definition |
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root |
the main part of a word (found at the beginning or in the word) |
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characters |
the people or animals in a story, passage, poem, or other piece of literature |
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setting |
the time and place in which a story happens |
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plot |
the series of events that happen in a story |
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conflict |
the main problem that the character faces |
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resolution |
how the problem/conflict is solved |
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climax |
the turning point or most exciting point in a story |
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protagonist |
the main character |
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antagonist |
the character that causes problems for the protagonist |
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fiction |
a type of literature in which most of the story is made-up |
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nonfiction |
a type of literature that tells about real people, places, events, etc.; it's factual. |
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genre |
a classification of literature by the type of story it is |
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text features |
ways that writers give the reader information (usually present in nonfiction text) |
