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ELAR Subject 4

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TermDefinition
enunciation pronunciation of words or parts of words
epic poetry a long poem that tells the story of a hero's deeds
essays short pieces of writing that tell a person's thoughts or opinions about a subject
expository a type of informational text that clarifies or explains something
facts true pieces of information
falling action the parts of a story after the climax and before the very end
fantasy a book, movie, etc. that tells a story about things that happen in an imaginary world
faulty reasoning process of making inferences or drawing conclusions that are not supported by the data
fiction works of literature that are not true stories
figurative language language that expresses one thing in terms normally used for another (e.g., the foot of the mounain)
flashback a part of the story or movie that describes or shows something that happened in the past
fluency the ability to read effortlessly and accurately with sufficient automaticity to support understanding
footnotes a note at the bottom of a page
foreshadowing an indication of what is to come
foreward section at beginning of a book that introduces the book and is usually written by someone other than the book's author
fragments incomplete sentences
freewriting automatic writing, especially done as a classroom exercise
generalization the act of forming conclusions from a small amount of information
genre a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content
glosssary a list that provides definitions for the difficult or unusual words used in a book
Created by: wallj
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