Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Prep For Success
6th Grade ELA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| protagonist | The main character in a piece of literature.. |
| stanzas | Paragraphs: Prose:: _________: Poetry |
| dialogue | Quotation marks show... |
| setting | When/where a story takes place... |
| personification | Giving human attributes to nonliving things.. |
| fact | A true statement. |
| narrator | A person telling a story... |
| speaker | The person who is telling a poem. |
| hyperbole | A statement that is an exaggeration. |
| fiction | A story that is NOT true. |
| nonfiction | A story that IS true. |
| simile | A comparison using like or as... |
| metaphor | A comparison that does not use like or as... |
| mood | How the reader feels about a piece of literature is... |
| tone | How the author creates the mood for the reader; they set the... |
| conflict | The problem in the story... |
| context | When you don't know a word, what clues do you use? |
| reread | You are distracted when reading, so you should go back and.... |
| inference | Things the reader figures out by using author's clues and prior knowledge... |
| onomatopoeia | Sound words used in literature. Ex. Boom, Crash.. |
| alliteration | The use of repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of a word. Ex. Sally went to the super Saturday skating party. |
| flashback | When a character remembers or reflects on something that happened in the past... |
| foreshadow | When the author drops hints or clues in the story about something that will happen in the future... |
| main idea | The central meaning or what the story is mainly about... |
| opinion | Your personal feelings about something is called your... |
| climax | The turning point in fictional literature is the... |
| theme | The author's main message in a story is the ... |
| cause | What makes something happen? |
| effect | What is the result of something? |
| poetry | Written in stanzas and lines, with or without rhyme.... |
| resolution | The end of the story where everything is resolved... |
| rising action | The events rising up to the climax... |
| antagonist | The person or thing in conflict with the protagonist is the... |
| falling action | The events that happen after the climax in a story... |
| synonyms | Words that have the same or similar meanings are... |
| antonyms | Words that have an opposite meaning are... |
| subheadings | Divides reading passages into shorter sections, gives information about what you will read next, and are usually bolded... "Reading Road Signs" |
| footnote | Defines a word that may not be familiar, at the bottom of the page... |
| italicized | When an author uses a different font to make a word stand out it is.... |
| evidence | You should be able to find details in the text to support your answer. This is called... |
| compare | To show how things are alike.... |
| contrast | To show how things are different... |
| solution | The answer or explanation to a problem or conflict is a... |
| sequence | The order in which something happens. |
| biased | To be prejudiced and unfair is.... |
| ironic | When the unexpected or opposite happens. Ex. The police station was robbed. |
| primary source | An original or firsthand account... |
| collaborate | To work together.... |
| cite | To quote or use an example; to _______ a source when writing a research paper |
| plagiarism | To use someone else's words without providing credit; imitating or copying without crediting the original author |
| credible | Trustworthy or being able to believe something. |
| paraphrase | To summarize, reword, or restate something. |
| analyze | To examine something closely. |
| point of view | The position and relationship of the narrator in the story to the events and characters. |
| connotation | A suggested meaning for a word. Ex. The definition for the word home can be 'a place of warmth and protection.' |
| denotation | A dictionary definition for a word. |
| stereotype | To unfairly categorize or classify people or things. |
Created by:
BUSCH
Popular Academic Vocabulary sets