5th Grade RED Words Flashcards
visually descriptive
Imagery
descriptions that include touch, sight, taste, sound, and smell
Sensory details
grow or cause to grow gradually
Develop
a story or account of events, experiences, whether true or fiction
Narrative
to read and mark any errors
Proofread
give a brief statement of the main points
Summarize
an illustration that uses circles to show the relationships among things
Venn diagram
the attitude of a piece of writing
Tone
the addition of more detail concerning what has already been said
Elaboration
starting with the earliest and following the order in which they happened
Chronological
to examine
Analyze
arriving at a conclusion by reasoning from evidence
Infer
the main reason the author has for writing
Author’s purpose
uses information from an originating source or other texts to support a statement
Textual evidence
a category of books (fiction, nonfiction, etc)
Genre
the text or other work that provides the information that is being used
Source
quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing
Characteristics
the narrator’s position in relation to a story being told
Point of view
a struggle between opposing forces
Conflict
a quotation from a text or speech
Quote
what results from an event or condition
Effect
a comparison which is not literally true
Metaphor
the feeling that the writer is trying to evoke in their readers
Mood
the conclusion of a story’s plot
Resolution
set in a real place, during a culturally recognizable time
Historical fiction
a thing that is known or proved to be true
Fact
the narrator’s outlook or view on events, characters, and the world
Perspective
a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning
figurative language
something that refers a reader or consulter to another source of information
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