The big idea or lesson you learn from a story

Words that have a meaning different from the literal meaning

Comparison of two things using the words like or as

Comparison of two things by stating one thing is another

Non-human beings are given human qualities

The pattern of words that rhyme at the end of each line

The repetition of beginning sounds

A major division within a play; chapter

A smaller part of an act in a play happening in one specific time and place

Information about the setting and characters not spoken out loud in a drama; they tell the actors what to do and how to set the stage.

The main point of a piece of writing.

Information, facts, and details that support the central idea.

The way information is arranged or organized in a text.

Compare and Contrast Text Structure

The author explains the similarities and differences between two things.

Cause and Effect Text Structure

The author explains why something happened or the results of something that happened.

Problem and Solution Text Structure

The author presents a problem and then explains how to resolve it.

Chronological Order Text Structure

The author describes events in the order they occurred.

Description Text Structure

The author describes a topic by providing details about it.

The position the author takes on an issue.

The author’s opinion on a topic supported by reasoning and evidence.

The specific group of people to whom the author is writing.

An educated guess made by connecting what you read with what you already know.

Putting pieces of information together to figure out something not directly stated in a text.

1st Person Point of View

Written from the perspective of a character (I, me, we).

3rd Person Point of View

Written from the perspective of a narrator or outside observer (he, she, they).

Includes the most important parts of a larger text.

To tell the author’s ideas in a different way.

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Plot

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Series of events that take place in a story

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Conflict

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The problem in the story that the main character needs to face

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Rising Action

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The part of the plot that leads to the climax

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Climax

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The most exciting part where characters face the biggest challenge or make an important decision

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Falling Action

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The part of the plot where loose ends are tied up; between the climax and resolution

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Resolution

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The end of the story where the conflict is resolved

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Setting

Back

When and where the story takes place

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