Reading Academic Vocabulary

Front

What is the time and place a story occurs?

Back

Setting

Front

What is a pattern in nonfiction where ideas are presented in order or step by step?

Back

Sequence

Front

What point of view is it when the narrator or speaker is a character in the story?

Back

1st Person POV

Front

What does unhappy mean?

Back

Not happy

Front

What is the main problem the character faces in a story?

Back

Conflict

Front

What do we call the events that lead to the resolution of a conflict?

Back

Rising Action

Front

What is the part of the story where the conflict is resolved?

Back

Resolution

Front

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is a story that is made up and not real?

Back

Fiction

Front

What is the lesson or moral of a story called?

Back

Theme