a section of text

to convince

a statement that is supported by evidence

to choose

to explain the meaning of something

the sequence of events in a story

clearly defined or identified

to give

comparing two things using "like" or "as"

to tell about something in detail

to bring to an end

to go back to, or reference information to help guide you

to show by example

to persuade someone to believe or agree to a certain idea

words that do not literally mean what they say

to make a judgement after considering all of the information

to repeat or copy the exact words of someone else

telling the main points of a story in a short way

to study something closely and carefully

the lesson the author wants you to learn

proof of something

events in order of which they happened

to examine and judge something carefully

to select or pick something based on clues or information given

a belief or feeling about something, not a fact

to provide evidence; to back up with details

to show how things are alike or similar

to make clear or understandable

the state of being alike

the time and place of an event

a small section of a story selected from a book

to show how things are different

a group of words

the perspective from which a story is told

one way of looking at things

Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer

point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story

to figure out by using background knowledge and clues in the text

parts of a text that help readers better understand the information (ex. chart, diagram)

a story of a person's life written by another person

a story written about the author by the author

an event that is caused by some other event

the reason something happens

a story that is not true or is made up

writing that is true

what the text is mostly about

words that mean exactly what they say

the feeling a story gives the reader

the order in which things happen or should happen

A picture that helps make the text easier to understand

words spoken by characters

a group of lines in a poem

a story written to be performed by actors; a play

the person who tells the story

informational text that tell about people and events from the past

writing which explains how to do something or how something works

a piece of text that explains how or why something happens in science

Words that describe how a character is or a characters personality based on what they do, say, think, feel

gives human qualities to something that is not human

a comparison without using like or as

a phrase commonly used in everyday language that does not mean what it says (ex. It is raining cats and dogs.)

the author's attitude toward a subject

a series of steps taken to achieve something

the person who writes the story

a word that means the same as another word

a word that means the opposite of another word

to decide

to grow or cause to grow

the subject of a text

important; full of meaning

how something is put together

an action

arranged or put in a specific way

the reason something is done

a sentence that is either true or false

written words

a struggle or problem in a story

parts of a mixture

a person or animal in a story

to give information

the idea the author supports with evidence and details

a response to something

to put into groups based on similarities

clearly stated