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CRCT review lessons 1 & 2

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Main Idea   The main thing the story is about.  
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Theme   The underlying meaning of the story; life lesson. The moral of the story.Ex: The Boy Who Cried Wolf- Don’t lie; when you need people to believe you they won’t.  
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Summary   To retell the story in your own words touching on the main ideas. Don’t give all the little details.  
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Footnote   A short explanation, set off by a number, that appears beneath  
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Sidebar   a short explanation that appears to the side of the text, usually in a box.  
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Technical terms   specific words used by people in a particular field. Ex: A doctor would use words that doctors would be more familiar with. A mechanic would use words related to automotives.  
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Context   within the text. The words in the sentence, paragraph, book  
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Synonyms   Words with similar meanings. Ex: euphoric/overjoyed; downhearted/depressed, big/large.  
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Antonyms   Words with opposite meanings. Ex: happy/sad; hard working/lazy.  
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Homophones   Words that sound the same, but have different meanings. Ex: to, too, two  
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Similes   A comparison using like or as. Ex. He fell down like a ton of bricks.He is as happy as a hog in mud.  
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Metaphor   A comparison that says one thing is another. Ex: The night sky blanketed the city. Ex: The teacher is a monster today.  
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Hyperbole   A statement that is exaggerated or greatly overstated. Ex: I am so hungry I could eat a cow.  
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Personification   To give human qualities to something that is not human. Ex: the blue bird sang a beautiful song.  
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Idiom   A figure of speech that is not literal (actual; real) but has a real meaning. Ex: It is raining cats and dogs. It is not really raining animals, but it is raining hard.  
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