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Visions Unit 2 Vocab

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Adjectives DESCRIBE NOUNS OR PRONOUNS Words that describe nouns ex the blue dress blue is the adj.
cause and effect ...The reasons something happens and the effect is the result. ex. When I slipped, I broke my leg.
Characters/Hist. Fiction Some characters are real. Some are made up.
Dates/Hist. Fiction The months , days and years are real dates
Dialogue The conversation between characters in a play.
Diary You write about what happens to you daily. Ex. Dear Diary Sept. 10, 2010
Drawing Conclusions combining information from a story with information from your own experience to understand the real meaning of what an author has written
Events/Hist. Fiction Some events really happen ..others are made up
extended family a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives...ex..grandparents and aunts and uncles.
First Person Narrative a narrative or mode of storytelling in which the narrator appears as the 'I' recollecting his or her own part of the events related
flashback To tell something that happened to a character before the time that the story is set.
Future conditional tense It is used to describe what might happen in the future. It starts with if. The result ex. If Joe needs help,he will ask the teacher happens later. it has a verb referring to ex. If Joe needs help,he will ask the teacher
Historical Fiction A story based on history, but the characters and some of the events are not true.
inferences When you use what you already know to understand a reading.ex. raincoat that's wet=raining
interview Asking someone important questions:How?Where?Why?Who?When?
It's contraction for it/is ex. It's hot outside
its Shows possession.. ex Its ears are soft.
journal Is like a diary(private)but it is available for all to read.
Link Strategy Helps you build your vocabulary: LIst, inquire, note,know
memorize To remember for a purpose.
metaphor A comparison between two different things without using"like".Ex.I am a beast at bay.
Narrator The person telling the story
nuclear family household made up of a mother, father, and children
ph makes what sound? It makes the F sound example. photo
Playwright The person that writes a play
poem Genre(catagory)of liferature pattern.rhyme scheme.
present continuous tense An action verb that is happening right now.It usually end in "ing".am/are/is + verbing.Ex.I am running./ I am writting. / She is singing.
processes the order in which things happen ex. life cycle
rank order Places in order according to quantily and importance.
Realistic Fiction made up but believable; could really have happened
root words Are the base words,base word
scene A play is divided into different parts. Each scene happens in a different place.
Scientific informational text It explains how and why an event takes place
sequence of events It's the order in which things happen.First
Setting/ Hist. Fiction ...the cities and countries are real places
Setting/Realistic Fiction A real place
simple present tense Is used to describe things that happen regularly or are generally true. ex verb + s or es example.....He disappears
suffix ness When it is added to an adjective the word becomes a noun.adj.Ex.I am a forgetful person.My forgetfulness gets me in trouble with my mom.
Suffix less it means without ex. hopeless=without hope
Summarize You write down the most important information or facts.
Varied word choice Authors use different ways to say things...This makes the writing more vivid and precise ex... I could not hold back my tears../ I was crying
word wheel Helps you to remember new words
Created by: abrann
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