Final Flashcards
figurative words
“You’re a doll”
Free verse
Poetry does not rhyme
cinquain
five line stanza
orthography
spelling system of a language
Oracy
the ability to express oneself fluently and grammatically in speech
Morphemes
MEANING
The smallest grammatical unit in a language
Phonemes
unique sounds in words
expository text structure
attempts to inform or persuade
The number of speech sounds in English
44
Myth
collected myths of a group of people
folk tale
a story originating in popular culture, passed on by word of mouth.
fantasies
the plot cannot occur in the real world
tall tales
a story with unbelievable elements
Metacognitive processes
awareness of one’s own knowledge
CVC
consonant vowel consonant
Phonics
relationship between the letters of a written language and the sounds of spoken language
Phonemic awareness
sounds in spoken words
