ElA vocab Flashcards
analyze
to identify information
cause
the reason something happens
effect
the result
main idea
the big idea the author makes
chronological
events put in the order they happen
theme
the topic o the story
point o view
who is talking in the story
first person
character is talking uses i me or my
second person
talks to reader uses you,your,yours
third person
narrator is talking uses he she they then
genre
the type of story
plot
what happened in the story
setting
where the story takes place
summarize
tell what happened
compare
show how two things are alike
contrast
show how two things are different
climax
the big event or conflict in the story
resolution
the ending
infer
make an educated guess
evaluate
give your opinion of what us important discuss the strengths and weaknesses
predict
guess what will happen
illustrate
give examples
suffix
ending of a word
prefix
beginning of a word
