6th Grade ELA STAAR Vocab

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Prefix

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A group of letters that is added at the beginning of a word to help a reader better understand the meaning of a word they do not know.

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Fiction

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A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.

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Narrator

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The person who is telling the story; the speaker.

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Flashback

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When a part of the story goes back in time.

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Captions

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Small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture.

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Suffix

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A group of letters that is added at the end of a word to help a reader better understand the meaning of a word they do not know.

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Theme

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The central idea or message in a piece of writing.

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Plot

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The sequence of events in a story.

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Character

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A person, animal, or figure represented in a story.

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Setting

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The time and place in which a story occurs.