4th grade content vocabulary

Opinion Writing

• A writing that states an opinion or belief about a subject.

• A factual report on a subject.

• A narrative story about personal experiences.

• A poem expressing feelings about a topic.

summary

• main points of a story.

• detailed descriptions of characters.

• a chronological list of events.

• the author's personal opinion.

conclude

• to infer, determine, or make a decision about something

• to begin or start something

• to analyze or evaluate information

• to summarize or restate information

Fiction

• make believe story for entertainment

• factual account of real events

• historical narrative based on true events

• scientific explanation of phenomena

greek myths

• A fiction story that has Greek gods or goddesses.

• A historical account of ancient Greece.

• A collection of modern fairy tales.

• A scientific explanation of natural phenomena.

problem/conflict

• the thing that goes wrong in a story.

• a character's motivation to succeed.

• the setting of the story.

• the resolution of the story.

Fiction Elements

• plot, setting, characters, problem/conflict, solution

• theme, tone, mood, style

• narrative, dialogue, exposition, climax

• protagonist, antagonist, subplot, foreshadowing

characters

• the person or animal the story is about

• the setting of the story

• the main conflict in the story

• the moral lesson of the story

influences

• how something affects or changes a character or situation

• the process of making a decision

• a type of literary device

• the act of expressing emotions

conclusion

• the end or finish of an event or process

• a detailed analysis of a situation

• a summary of key points

• an introduction to a topic