academic vocabulary

The author wrote this selection mostly to give information.

• the main idea of a story

• the moral of a story

• a piece of literature that you or someone else has chosen for you to read

• vanilla ice cream

The fact stated in the paragraph is important because it suggests that dogs can be good pets.

• an order

• list of vocabulary words at the back of a book

• sheer determination

• to show that something is likely or true

Compare and contrast the events that happened in both stories.

• look at two things carefully to see how they are different

• look at two things carefully to see how they are different

• a problem and a solution

• cause and effect

How does that event contribute to the plot?

• to give or help

• an understanding of events

• distract from the plot

• rising action in a story

Which words emphasize the theme of the story?

• to give special attention to or place importance on something

• to put something in bold when typing

• the order in which events happen in a story

• to contrast two ideas

To use your background knowledge and clues in the text or picture to figure out what is happening

• summarize
• elaborate
• infer
• describe

To restate the important ideas or events from a text in a shorter way

• summarize
• evidence
• text
• strategy

To explain something by drawing or giving examples

• provide

• note

• illustrate

• issue

The effect of something on a person, place, idea, or event.

• tone

• influence

• text

• texture

the end or finish of an event or process

• necessary

• conclusion

• support

• opinion