ELA Vocabulary!

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Conflict

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Any of the problems that a character faces (encounters) in a story.

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Topic

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What an informational text is about.

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Compare

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To identify similarities between two or more things.

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Plot

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The sequence of events that occur in a narrative (story).

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Setting

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When and where the story takes place.

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Central Idea

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The main point or message that the author wants to convey in a text.

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Resolution

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The part of the story where the conflict is resolved.

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Foreshadow

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A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

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Excerpt

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A short extract from a text.

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Narrative

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A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.