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Reading Unit 1 Literacy Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an event or action that makes something happen | cause |
| what happens as a result of a cause | effect |
| when and where a story takes place | setting |
| tells a story that includes facts and examples about a topic | narrative nonfiction |
| a made up story that has characters who look and act like real people, takes place in a setting that could be real, and has a plot, or story events, that could really happen | realistic fiction |
| the order in which the plot events happen in a story | sequence of events |
| gives a reader visual clues about characters, settings, and events | illustrations |
| the sequence of events that make up a story; made up of the beginning, middle, and end of the story | plot |
| words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and may be pronounced differently | homographs |
| provides first-hand information about a topic such as autobiographies, journals, and letters | primary source |
| retells or interprets information from a primary source | secondary source |
| shows more about, leading up to the main conflict or problem | rising action |
| the turning point or high point of interest in a story | climax |
| the events that happen after the climax and lead to the resolution | falling action |
| the conflict is resolved, and the story ends | resolution |
| exact words provided in a text that prove our answers | text evidence |
| words that help determine the meaning of a difficult word in a sentence or paragraph | context clues |