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Academic Vocabulary

Reading terms

TermDefinition
1st person point of view the author himself or herself is a character - uses 1, we, me
3rd person point of view - omniscient the author is just telling the story they are not involved-the reader know everything about the story and characters
3rd person point of view - limited omniscient the author is just telling the story - he or she is not involved in the story - the reader only knows somethings - some things are hidden
summary a brief (short) retelling of the story - no small details - just need main ideas
graphic sources use these to preview a text - some examples include pictures, captions, timelines
prefix a word part at the beginning of a word
suffix a word part at the end of a word
main idea the most important thing about a topic
supporting details small pieces of information that tells more about the main idea
alliteration the repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words
idiom phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the ordinary meaning of the words used
poetry made up of words arranged in lines that have rhythm and may rhyme
personification a figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object
onomatopoeia use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound
metaphor comparison of one thing to another which is not normally related
simile figure of speech using the words Like or As to compare one object or idea with another
generalizations making a broad (not specific) statement or rule that applies to many examples - uses clue words like all, many, or most
drawing conclusions to make a decision or opinion that makes sense based on facts and details in the passage
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