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Vocabulary List 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | reading words without errors |
| Fluency | the ability to read text at an appropriate rate; and with accuracy, expression and appropriate phrasing; not hurried reading |
| Stamina | the ability to stay focused on reading for a long period of time |
| Prediction | a guess about what will happen next in the story |
| Inference | an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning |
| Fiction | writing that is not true, made up stories about events that could really happen |
| Non Fiction | writing that is true; real facts; purpose to inform |
| Genre | type or category of literature |
| Plot | major events in a story |
| Characters | people or animals in a story |
| Conflict | the main problem |
| Setting | where and when the story takes place |
| Ambi | both |
| Aqua | water |
| Aud | hear |
| Dystopian | an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice |
| Incredulously | feeling unable to believe something; shocked |
| Resignedly | giving in patiently |
| Taboos | something that is forbidden |