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Cause and Effect

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a text structure in which the events are organized around causes and effects. A cause is an event or action that makes something happen. An effect is what happens as a result of the cause. Signal words such as because, so, and as a result indicate cause-effect relationships.

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Character

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characters are the people (or animals) in a story. They are whom the story is about.

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Close Reading

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A close reading is a careful rereading of text to deepen understanding.

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Content Words

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Content words are words specific to a field of study.

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Context Clues

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words in a sentence surrounding an unfamiliar word that help the reader figure out the word's meaning

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Dialogue

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what the characters say. Their exact words are placed inside quotation marks.

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Foreshadowing

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clues or hints an author gives to upcoming plot events

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Imagery

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the use of specific language to create a picture in the reader's mind.

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Narrator

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the voice that tells the story

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Point of View

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how the narrator tells the story. First person or third person.