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analysis   studying the parts of something to better understand the whole (ex: looking at different parts of a book to get a better understanding of the book)  
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novel   chapter book  
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genré   type of book (fiction, nonfiction, biography, mystery, science fiction)  
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setting   when and where the story takes place  
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narrator   the person who tells the story  
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plot   the events in the story told in chronological order  
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chronological order   events arranged in the order in which they happen  
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climax   the most interesting point (event) of the story  
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conflict   problem in the story  
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resolution   a solution to the conflict  
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point of view   A story can be told in first person-limited, first person-omniscient, second person, third person-limited, and third person-omniscient  
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first person limited   (point of view) one of the characters tells the story (I, me, my, us, we)  
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first person omniscient   (pov) more than one character is telling their side of the story (I, me, my, us, we)  
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second person   (point of view) the author writes directly to the reader (you, your)  
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third person limited   (point of view) narrator writes thoughts and feelings on one main character; the author is not in the story (he, she, his, her, they)  
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third person omniscient   (point of view) the writer writes about more than one main character; author is NOT in the story  
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theme   a lesson that the reader or a character learns in a story  
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author’s purpose   1. inform 2. entertain 3. Express opinions 4. to persuade  
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pronoun   takes the place of a noun  
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First person pronouns   I, me, my, mine, our  
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Second person pronouns   you, your  
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Third person pronouns   he, she, his, her, him, them, their, they  
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character development   creating a character’s background, physical appearance, and personality  
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tone   the attitude of the writer  
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mood   the overall feeling of a piece of writing  
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symbol   something that represents something else  
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foreshadow   to warn that something may happen  
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flashback   looking back at an event that happened earlier  
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infer   to make a guess based on known facts  
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predict   to tell what you believe will happen  
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text   written or printed words  
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compare   to show how things are similar or alike  
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contrast   to show how things are different  
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connotation   images that pop into your head when you hear a word or phrase  
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denotation   the actual dictionary definition of a word  
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pronunciation   the correct way to say a word; symbols that represent sounds  
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thesaurus   an alphabetized book that contains synonyms and antonyms  
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synonym   a word that has the same meaning as another word  
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antonym   a word that means the opposite of another word  
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table of contents   a chronological list of stories, chapters, or topics located in the front of the book  
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glossary   alphabetized list of words and their denotations located in the back of a textbook  
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index   alphabetized list of topics, stories, and authors found in the book; located in the back of a book  
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atlas   a book of maps  
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almanac   a book of records and important events published yearly  
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analogy   shows a relationship between two sets of words  
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cause   something that happens and produces a result  
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effect   a result that is produced by a cause  
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objective   writing without stating opinions; writing using only facts  
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subjective   writing that states opinions  
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root word   the main part of a word  
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affix   a prefix or suffix  
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prefix   an affix that is added to the beginning of a word that changes a root word’s meaning  
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suffix   an affix that is added to the end of a word that changes a root word’s meaning  
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stereotype   to assume a person fits into a category or group based on race, gender, religion, physical attributes, etc.  
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acronym   using the FIRST LETTTERS of a group of words to make new words  
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figure of speech/figurative language   words or phrases that have a meaning different from the literal meaning, such as idioms, metaphors, and similes.  
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literal   the exact meaning of a word or phrase  
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idiom   a phrase that cannot be understood from the literal meaning (ex  
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simile   comparing two UNLIKE objects using “like” or “as” (ex  
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metaphor   comparing two UNLIKE objects without using “like” or “as” (ex  
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personification   giving human qualities to nonhuman things (ex  
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onomatopoeia   the use of a word to represent a real sound (ex  
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alliteration   the repetition of CONSONANT sounds close together (ex  
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rhyme   two or more words that end with same sounds (ex  
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stanza   a group of lines in a poem or song that is SEPARATED from the rest of the poem or song  
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hyperbole   exaggerated statement (ex  
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imagery   using the five senses to create visual images  
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haiku   a three-line poem, usually about nature. The first line is five syllables, the second is seven syllables, and the third line is five syllables.  
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oxymoron   putting two words together that have opposite meanings (dumb genius, short giant)  
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irony   to mean the opposite of what is said (ex  
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refrain   lines repeated in a poem; the chorus of a song  
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encyclopedia   contains information on many topics, subjects, or famous people  
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accent mark   used to show which syllable is stressed, or sounds the loudest  
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schwa   represents a vowel that is neither short nor long  
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short vowels   in words like pet, pat, pit, pot, put  
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long vowels   "say" the name of the vowel  
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sounds   pronunciation symbols represent _______  
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syllables   put a space between the ________ in the pronunciation of a word  
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pun   uses word play for humorous effect  
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allusion   reference to a person, character, place, or event  
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