ELA terms

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What is the term for where and when the story takes place?

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Setting: The time and place in which a story occurs.

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What is the term for the problem in the story?

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Conflict: The struggle between opposing forces in a story.

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What is the term for using several pieces of information to make an inference?

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Drawing Conclusions: The process of using evidence to make a logical guess.

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What is the term for the turning point in the action of a story?

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Climax: The most intense, exciting, or important point of the story.

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What is the term for comparing using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile: A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the term for the main idea or message of a story?

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Theme: The central topic, subject, or message within a narrative.

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What is the term for the sequence of events in a story?

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Plot: The series of events that make up a story.

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What is the term for the resolution of the conflict in a story?

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Resolution: The part of the story where the conflict is resolved.

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What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

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Antonym: A word that means the opposite of another word.

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What is the term for a word that has the same or similar meaning as another word?

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Synonym: A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.