6th grade academic vocabulary

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Inference

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An educated guess using background knowledge and context clues.

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Entertain

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The author is trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping your attention.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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Climax

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The most exciting moment of the story; the turning point.

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Author's Point of View

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The perspective from which a story is told.

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Theme

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The central idea or message in a story.

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Conflict

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A struggle between opposing forces in a story.

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Resolution

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The part of the story where the conflict is resolved.

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Character

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

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Plot

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The sequence of events that make up a story.