ELA Vocab terms

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Inference

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New understanding of the author's message using background knowledge and text evidence.

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Setting:

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the time and place of the story

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Plot:

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Sequence of events in a literary work.

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Fiction

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A made-up story.

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Nonfiction

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Writing about real people, places, and events.

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Realistic fiction

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A story with made-up characters that could happen in real life.

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Fantasy fiction

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Includes magical powers and unrealistic elements.

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Historical fiction

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Fiction involving historical events, facts, or people, but not true.

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Summary: A retelling of the most important parts of a text

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A retelling of the most important parts of a text

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Author's purpose

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The reason an author writes about a specific topic.