Academic Vocabulary 4th grade

Front

The one who tells the story

Back

narrator

Front

Think or tell from information given

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conclude

Front

Language that helps the reader to see, hear, taste, smell, or feel something

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sensory language

Front

The author's reason for writing; to persuade, to inform, to entertain

Back

Author's purpose

Front

Conversation

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dialogue

Front

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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simile

Front

The main idea or message of a text

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central idea

Front

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words

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alliteration

Front

A brief retelling of the main points of a text

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summary

Front

Words that describe actions, states, or occurrences

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verbs