7th G Chapter 4-6 English Terms Flashcards
Body Paragraph
groups of sentences that provide more info about the main idea
Comma
a punctuation mark that’s used to indicate a pause in a sentence; a comma is also used to separate coordinate adjectives
Complex Sentence
a group of words that includes a main clause and one or more independent clauses
Conclusion
the end of a piece of writing that sums up the text’s main points and sometimes leaves the reader with something to think about
Context Clue
a word or phrase near an unknown word that helps the reader determinethe unknown word’s meaning
Coordinate Adjectives
two or more adjectives that are equal in importance; a comma is used to separate them
Dependent Clause
a group of words that can’t stand alone as a sentence, even if it has a subject and a verb
Descriptive Details
a piece of info that helps the reader to visualize aspects of a work
Details
facts, statistics, explanations, data, and other evidence that help to convey the main idea of a text
Dialogue
the word that characters speak in a text; conversation between characters
Independent Clause
a group of words that includes a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a sentence; also called a main clause
Introduction
the beginning of a piece of writing that captures the reader’s attention and presents the text’s thesis statement or main idea
Personal Narrative
a type of writing in which the author describes a personal experience
Point of View
the perspective in which a story a told
Subordinating Conjunction
a word that joins a dependent clause and an independent clause
Topic
what a piece of writing is mostly about
Transition
a word or phrase that indicates the sequence of events or the connections between ideas
Cause
something that brings about an effect, result, etc. such as an event or action
Cause and Effect Structure
a text organization common in technical texts that shows the relationships between actions, or ideas
Chronological Structure
a text structure/organization of events in the order in which they happened
Cite Details
to point to examples in a text that support the central idea
Compare
to look for similarities between ideas, people, places, events, or passages
Context Clue
a word or phrase near an unknown word that helps the reader determine what the unknown word means
Contrast
to look for differences between ideas, people, places, events, or passages
Details
facts, statistics, explanations, data, and other evidence that help to convey the main idea of a text
Domain Specific Vocabulary
a word or phrase that has a specific meaning within a particular field of study or profession
Draw Conclusions
to make decisions about all of part of a passage based on info from the text, inferences, and prior knowledge
Effect
the result of a cause
Evidence
info an author provides to support his/her meaning/opinion including statistics, case studies, anecdotes, and expert opinions
Fact
info that can be observed or proven true
Graphic Feature
a diagram, model, or graph that provides info in an easy to read format
Historical Texts
a genre of writing that uses factual info to inform about events or people from history
Integrate Visual Information
to consider how a graphic feature helps the reader to better understand
Main Idea
what a story is mostly about
Opinion
a view that someone takes on a certain issue based on a personal judgement; a belief that can’t be proven true
Primary Source
a document, speech, image, or other piece of evidence created by someone who is/was present when an event happened
Reasoned Judgement
a personal view that’s based on facts, logic, and reason
Secondary Source
something created or written about an event by a person who’s not present when the event happened
Steps in a Process
an organizational pattern in which information is presented in a sequence
Summarize
to briefly restate the most important ideas of a passage in your own words
Text Structure
the way an author organizes and presents information and ideas in a text
Aside
a stage direction in a play that tells the actor to speak his/her lines to the audience and not to the other actors on stage
Characterization
the way an author/writer reveals a character’s personality
Connotation
the feeling/idea that a word expresses
Denotation
the dictionary definition of a word
Dialogue
the words that a character speaks in a text
Drama
a story that’s performed on a stage by actors/conversation
Dramatic Structure
the way in which a play is organized including acts, scenes, & stage directions
Draw Conclusions
to make decisions about all or part of a passage based on information from the text, inferences, and prior knowledge
Figurative Language
a word or phrase that means something other than its dictionary definition (simile, metaphor, etc.)
Literal Language
a word/phrase that means the same as its dictionary definition
Main Idea
what a story’s mostly about
Metaphor
a type of figurative language that uses an imaginative comparison of 2 things that aren’t alike without using like or as
Mood
the overall emotion created by a literary work
Monologue
a speech given by an actor that’s directed to the audience, not to the other actors
Personification
a type of figurative language that attributes human qualities and characteristics to nonliving things
Plot
the sequence of events in a story that includes the character’s actions, a conflict, and resolution
Point of View
the perspective in which a story is told
Setting
the time, place and circumstances in which a story occurs
Soliloquy
a speech given by a lone actor that’s directed to the audience and usually reveals the character’s innermost feelings
Story Elements
the pieces that make up a story, including a plot, characters, and setting
Tone
the feeling a writer evokes with the specific use of language
