person or force against the main character or protagonist.

to look or listen with intent

a grouping of specific sets; class or classification

to impact someone or an event through the actions or words of others

the focus of a specific text or idea

to give information of how something looks, acts, or sounds

a connection between people, places, and or things

an exaggeration

words that imitate the sound they make; such as buzz, rrrr

a sentence that compares two things using like or as

A quality belonging to a person

how an idea or plan comes together

the perspective in which a story is being told 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person

Giving non human things human like characteristics

to look at two or more things and see how they are different

to look at two or more things and see how they are alike or different

to make a decision or choice within a situation, item, or text

a sentence that compares two things WITHOUT using like or as

to represent someone or something

exact; accurate

synonym of proverb; short statement expressing a general truth

synonym of adage; short statement expressing a general truth

clues in the text that helps the reader figure out the meaning of a word

words that mean what they mean

the end; finality

a spoken or written account of connected events; story

a silly indirect saying

description in text used for the reader to be able to (visualize) see in their mind

not literal; infer meaning of the word as it is used in text

words with similar meaning

explain the meaning of actions, words, or information

an idea or opinion based on little evidence

the reason the author wrote the passage

a conversation between two or more people;characters

a story about a person from their point of view

to end a sentence, story, and or movie

it is vital to the situation; important

to tell or write a short statement that gives the main idea of a situation, text, and or movie

sentence or information that supports a main idea or summary

a general statement or concept obtained by an inference from specific details

to state clearly and in detail, no room for confusion or doubt

what the paragraph or passage is mostly about

words with different meaning

correct in all details; a close match

letters placed in front of a word to change meaning of a word

anything that demonstrates proof of something

letter placed at the end of the word to change meaning of word

specific categories of different styles of text

the lesson; moral of the story

evidence found in the text that supports your answer

sentence(s) directly from the text written by author

evidence from text and schema (what the reader knows)

Thinking about your thinking