Leach Larry Bell 164 Words to Know
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| prediction | tell what will happen
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| elaboration | give details
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| simile | using like or as to make comparisons
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| metaphor | making comparisons without using like or as
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| personification | give an object human characteristics
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| alliteration | same sounding words
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| dialogue | to talk, quotation marks show dialogue
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| humorous | funny
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| plot | the events in the story; the problem, climax, resolution (solution)
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| climax | the turning point in the story
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| skimming | read quickly
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| flashback | to tell what has happened before
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| theme | the aim or central point of the story
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| point-of-view | how the author or character sees the events in the story
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| author's purpose | to inform, to entertain or to persuade
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| relevant information | information that is in the passage that is important
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| explanatory | explain; to give a reason why
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| persuasive | convince by writing or speaking
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| inferences | draw conclusion; to use clues to gather the rest of the information
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| generalizations | reach a general conclusion
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| foreshadowing | to tell what will happen in the story
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| demonstrate | to show that you know
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| summaries | to tell what you read in a couple of sentences
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| frame | to arrange
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| parentheses | example ( )
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| italics | type of font that leans the text to the right and brings attention to the word or passage
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| bold face type | important words that are written very dark
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| subheading | words that appear as subtopics
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| column | a vertical arrangement of items
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| narrator | the person telling the story
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| prop | support
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| props | pictures for a play or drama to support the scene
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| classify | put in order
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| distinguish | tell apart
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| visualize | see with words or imagination
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| exaggeration | say or write more that is true
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| myths | story about an imaginary person or thing
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| dialect | type of language in a country, region or area
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| parody | funny imitation
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| sarcasm | cutting or witty remark
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| imagery | images; figurative language
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| free verse | free poetry writing
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| arrangement | put in order
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| affect | produce an effect
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| censor | to prevent someone from saying what they would like
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| characteristics | distinguishing quality
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| compare | check for likeness
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| conclusion | to decide
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| consecutive | one after the other
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| contrast | show differences
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| contribution | give or help along
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| conventionally | an accepted way of behavior
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| convey | pass on information
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| convince | cause to believe
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| describe | to tell about using words
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| developed | grow; increase
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| dimensions | extent, length and or size
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| encounter | to come across
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| event | important happening
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| evidence | to present facts to support opinion
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| feature | important characteristic
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| illustration | drawings, pictures or graphs
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| imagine | form a mental picture
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| impression | to give someone a feeling
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| influence | to guide
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| literary type | relating to literature
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| mental picture | to imagine what something looks like in your mind
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| method | procedure for achieving an end
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| motivate | provide with a motive to make a person do something
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| passage | literary selection
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| personality traits | the way a person behaves
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| potentially | something that can be actual or real
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| priorities | what is most important
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| selection | passage
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| reaction | action or emotion caused by an directly related to another action
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| reference | resources used for research
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| reinforce | support
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| represent | a sign or symbol
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| sensory perceptions | using your senses
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| stereotype | like everyone else
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| strategy | worked out plan of action
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| supplementary | thing that adds up or makes up for a lack
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| survey | look over and examine closely
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| technique | way of accomplishing things
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| ability | skilled
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| according | with evidence
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| advantages | benefits or gain
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| Aesop | fables written long ago teaching a lesson
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| aids | provide help or support
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| analyzing | look closely at
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| ancient | times long ago
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| applying | put to practical use
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| article | nonfiction piece of writing
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| attitude | feeling, opinion, mood
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| attracting | drawing others
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| clue | piece of evidence that helps to solve a problem
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| competition | try to win
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| create | bring into being
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| curious | eager to learn
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| current | present; up to date
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| dabblers | one not deeply engaged
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| decide | make a choice or judgment; bring to a conclusion
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| determines | decide on; establish; settle
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| differ | not the same
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| difference | unlike; disagree
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| difficult | hard to do
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| effective | strong or desired effect
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| emphasize | stress
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| enclose | include
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| especially | particularly; notably
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| evidence | outward sign; proof
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| example | model; representative sample
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| except | omit, excluding
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| excerpt | brief passage
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| experience | knowledge from doing
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| explain | make clear
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