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language art voc2
academic language art voc2
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| adjective | a word that describes a noun (ex. pretty, big, red, five) |
| adverb | a word that describes a verb (ex. quickly, often) |
| antonyms | opposites |
| apostrophe | a punctuation mark ('s) |
| author’s purpose | the writer's reason for his writing (ex. to entertain, to inform, to persuade) |
| base word | main part of the word that provides the word's basic meaning |
| cause/effect | an event that makes another event happen/an event that happens as a result of a previous event |
| compound word | two basic words put together to make a new word (ex. rain+coat=raincoat) |
| comprehension | understanding |
| conclusion | the closing or end of a story, movie or speech |
| dictionary | a book that list words in ABC order and gives the meaning of each word |
| discussion | a talk about something |
| draft | a writing before it is edited or revised; not the final copy |
| edit | to fix mistakes in writing |
| encyclopedia | a book that contains information about a wide variety of topics |
| fables | story that teach a lesson or moral |
| fiction | stories that are not true; they are made-up |
| fluent | |
| folk tale | an old story about simple everyday people |
| glossary | a dictionary for a specific book |
| guide words | |
| infer | |
| informational text | |
| main character | |
| main idea | |
| message | |
| nonfiction | |
| plot | |
| prefix | |
| prefixes | |
| prewrite | |
| pronoun | |
| publish | |
| purpose | |
| root word | |
| sequence | |
| sequencing | |
| suffix | |
| suffixes | |
| synonyms | |
| text | |
| thesaurus | |
| topic | |
| visualization | |
| visualize | |
| actor | |
| asking permission | |
| every day language | |
| group discussion | |
| log | |
| mental image | |
| modern fantasy | |
| number word | |
| permit | |
| photograph | |
| photographer | |
| spelling pattern | |
| television program | |
| thesaurus | |
| villain | |
| textbook |
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