English precomps grade 6 flashcards

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Main Ideas

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the main idea is the key concept being expressed. Details, major and minor, support the main idea by telling us hints of the main idea.

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Inferences

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An idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning. An inference is an educated guess.

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summaries And how to summarize

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To write A shortened piece of writing and give the main ideas of a text Or a piece of writing.

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plot arc structure

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Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

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narrative point of view

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the voice the story is written in. story can be told by first person, second person, and third person.

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Direct and indirect characterization

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indirect characterization show readers your charecter traits with truly describing them. And direct means the author notes what the character traits are.

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Figurative language

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simile, metaphor, presonification, hyperbole, irony and idiom.

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genres

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know the different genres of the book: science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, etc.

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Pronoun's antecedent

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The noun or noun subsitute that a pronoun refers to is called its antecedent.

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Preposition Vs Adverbs

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If the word has an object, It is acting as a preposition. If it has no object, it is acting as an adverb.