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reading pssa terms1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| connections | text to self; world; or self the reader can connect or relate what he has read to something else |
| evaluate | to nexamine or judge; to say if something is good or bad if you like it or you don't |
| inferrence | reding between the lines. taking what the author wrote and adding it to what you already know |
| visualize | the abilty to "see" what you are reading |
| compare and contrast | compare means to show similarities and contrast means to show the difference. |
| expository text | text written to explain and and convey about a specifisc topic |
| fact vs. opinion | fact is something that can be proven true, opinion is just someones point of view |
| generalization | when you make assumptions about different events and characters and apply them to new situations |
| graphic organizers | an organinizational pictuer, such as a venn diagram or webbing that helpsd the learner identify the important elements |
| non-fiction | writing that is true and the purpose is to inform |
| paraphrase | restate in your own words. |
| sequntial order | order in witch te evnts are presented to the reader |
| summary | a consise and short detail explaination of a reding selection |
| supportindg detail | details that support or back up the main idea of the passage |
| alliteration | the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words in a sentence |
| figerative language | language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect |
| hyperbole | an exaggerated statement use to make a strong effect |
| Imagery | words and phrases |
| Metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as |
| onomatopoeia | words whose sounds express their feelings |
| oxymoron | putting two contradictory words together |
| personification | giving lifelike characteristics to inanmate objects |
| Simile | a comparison between two unlike things using like or as |
| symbol | an image, object, character, or actio that stands for an idea beyond its literal meaning |
| conflict | struggle between opposing force in literature |
| characterization | the method an authoer uses to communicate info about characters |
| character vs. character | a conflict between characters |
| character vs. nature | conflict between character and force of nature |
| character vs. self | internal conflict |
| climax | moment when the action of the stoery comes to highest point |
| exposition | the backround info that the author provides about story |
| Falling action | part of story where therre is sharp decline in dramatic tension |
| fiction | story that is made up |
| plot | events in story |
| resolution | occurs at end of story, includes action after climax |
| rising action | part of story which builds to climax |
| antagonist | main character in opposition to the protagonist |
| protagonist | central characters in story |
| dialogue | words character says to other character |
| narrator | speaker of story |
| point of view | perspectivefrom which story is told |
| limited point of view | story told from view point of character |
| omniscient point of view | all knowing instead of being a character in the story, the narratoer is outside the story so thoughts of charactor are presented |
| antonym | a word that is opposite of another word |
| context clues | info within the text that helps the reader figure out the meaning of challenging words |
| homophone | two or more words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings |
| prefix | letters added to the beggining of a word to change its meaning |
| root word | a word to which pre fixes and suffixes are added |
| suffix | letters placed at the end of a word to change its meaning |
| synonym | two or more words that have simmilar meanings |
| authors purpose | the authors reason for writing a selection |
| autobiography | a story of a persons life written by the person |
| biography | a story of a persons life written by another person |
| conclusion | the end of a reading selection |
| fable | a narrative intended to teach a moral or lesson to the reader |
| genre | categories of literature |
| flashback | technique in which the author interrupts the plot of the story to recreate an incident eairlier in time |
| foreshadowing | technique in which the author provides clues about what will happen later in the story |
| irony | a difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens |
| veral irony | a contradiction between what is said and what is meant |
| dramic irony | contradiction between what might be expected and what acually occurs |
| situational irony | occurs when there is a contradiction between what the character thinks and what the reader knows to be true |
| mood | the overall feeling created by the authors words |
| setting | the environment of time and place where the story occurs |
| theme | the underlying message of the selectionthat the author is trying to convey |
| tone | the clues of the story that suggest the writers own attitude toward elements in the story |
| voice | the authors style, the quality that makes his/her writing unique |
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