4th ELA Academic Vocabulary

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Results

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how something ends

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Details

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little bits of information

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Figurative Language

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When the author says something, but it means something different.

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Purpose

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the reason

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Theme

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The central idea or lesson of a story that can teach a lesson to the reader.

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Characterization

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The process by which the author reveals the personality of a character.

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Setting

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The time and place in which a story occurs.

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Plot

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The sequence of events in a story.

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Conflict

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A struggle between opposing forces in a story.

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Inference

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A conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning.