ELA Key Terms Flashcards

ELA Key Terms Flashcards

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English

3rd Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

affect

Back

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?

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

article

Back

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

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

author’s purpose

Back

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.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

central idea

Back

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

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

claim

Back

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?

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

dialogue

Back

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

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

develop

Back

develop = show

Example: How does the author develop this idea?

Think: How does the author SHOW this idea?

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