ELA Key Terms Flashcards

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affect

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affect = change.

Example: How does the building of the great gray bridge affect the little red lighthouse?

Think: How does the building of the great gray bridge CHANGE the little red lighthouse?

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article

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A non-fiction text that gives information about a topic.

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author’s purpose

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Author's purpose is the reason WHY an author writes a text.

Think P.I.E: Persuade, Inform, Entertain.

Persuade: Convince the reader.

Inform: Teach facts.

Entertain: Enjoyment.

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central idea

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The most important idea of the text, what the text is mostly about. Central idea is sometimes called the main idea.

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claim

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Something the author says that they use details to prove.

Example: How does Dadima best support her claim that she never gets tired of wearing saris?

Think: How does Dadima best PROVE WHAT SHE SAYS that she never gets tired of wearing saris?

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dialogue

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When characters talk in a text. Quotation marks show talking. Example: “Leopard!” Kojo cried.

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develop

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develop = show

Example: How does the author develop this idea?

Think: How does the author SHOW this idea?

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evidence

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evidence = proof that something is true

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events

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Events are things that happen in a text.

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excerpt

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An excerpt is part of a bigger text.