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Reading Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| central idea | key points made in a text |
| details | pieces of information that support or tell more about the main idea |
| synthesize | putting many different parts together to create a new item |
| evidence | facts, statements, or physical signs that prove something to be true |
| author's intention | the message the author is trying to get across to the reader |
| paraphrase | to restate in your own words |
| tone | the way the author feels about the subject he or she is writing about |
| synonym | a word that has the same meaning as another word |
| text features | items in nonfiction stories that help the reader better understand information (illustrations, bold print, glossary) |
| chronological order | when events are arranged in the order in which they happened |
| drawing a conclusion | to make a judgement after considering all of the information read |
| theme | the central message, what the author wants you to know, often inferred by the reader |
| author's purpose | the reason the author has written a text (persuade, inform, entertain) |
| antonym | a word that means the opposite of another word |
| distinguish | to point out the differences between two similar objects |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told (first or third) |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story or narrative |
| prompt | a question or instruction that tells you what you are supposed to write |
| persuade | to convince or talk someone into your idea or belief |
| narrative | a story with a setting, plot, and characters |
| schema | your background knowledge and experiences about a topic, what you already know about the topic |
| alliteration | repetition of the initial sound at the beginning of a set of words |
| metaphor | a direct comparison of two unlike objects |
| stanza | a group of lines in a poem |
| mood | how the reader feels about the text while reading |
| passage | a smaller section of a larger text |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two different objects using "like" or "as" |
| hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
| figurative language | words that have a meaning that is different from the literal meaning |
| idiom | a common expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally |
| essay | a brief composition( piece of writing) on a single subject |
| third person | the narrator is outside of the story and observes all the characters |
| first person | the narrative is inside the story as a specific character (I) |
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ksecrist
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