5TH GRADE ELA TERMINOLOGY

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What is a 'genre' in ELA?

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A type of book.

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What is used to find SPECIFIC WORDS in a text?

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Index.

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If I am describing how a character ACTS / BEHAVES / FEELS, I am describing their...

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Personality Traits.

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What points to specific parts of a whole image, to tell what specific parts are?

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Labels.

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What is used to find words of SIMILAR MEANING?

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Thesaurus.

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What is a 'theme' in literature?

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The main idea or underlying message of a story.

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What is a 'plot' in a story?

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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What is 'imagery' in literature?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

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What is a 'character' in a story?

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A person, animal, or figure in a literary work.

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What is a 'setting' in literature?

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The time and place in which a story occurs.