ELA LEAP VOCABULARY PREP

setting

• where and when the story takes place

• what a piece of writing is mainly about

• The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life or overall message of the story

• the problem in the story

conflict

• in the time order in which events happened

• used to convice the reader of the writer's point of view

• writing that tells how to do something

• the problem in the story

chronological order

• the perspective from which a story is told

• in the time order in which events happened

• writing that tells how to do something

main idea

• what a piece of writing is mainly about

• the perspective from which a story is told

• the narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character

• A listing of words with synonyms and antonyms

theme

• to shorten (3-5 sentences) and tell the beginning, middle, and end of a passage

• The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life or overall message of the story

• used to convice the reader of the writer's point of view

• a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or the causes of natural phenomena

point of view

• the perspective from which a story is told

• Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I" and We"

• told by an all-knowing narrator from outside the story who reveals what every character thinks and feels

• giving human qualities to non-human things

first person point of view

• the perspective from which a story is told

• Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I" and We"

• when a portion of the story goes back in time

• The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot

inference/infer

• to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented

• to demonstrate that something is right; to defend with reasons

• when a portion of the story goes back in time

• giving human qualities to non-human things

justify

• to demonstrate that something is right; to defend with reasons

• to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented

• A listing of words with synonyms and antonyms

• a division or type of literature

Context Clues

• Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word

• a conversation between two persons

• instructions for actors and stage crew, usually set in italics

• small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture