week 1 Flashcards
appeals
a reason to like someone
act
the main part of a drama or a play
authors purpose
the reason an author writes.
to entertain, persuade, inform
caption
a small amount of text that accompanies a graphic and explains what is shown in the graphic
cause & effect
a type of text structure that gives the reasons and outcomes for events
central message
the main idea or lesson of the selection
character
a person, animal, or other creature in a story
climax
the action that helps the characters resolve a conflict, usually near the end of a story
compare & contrast
a type of text structure that tells how two or more things are alike and different
convey
to explain or show
conflict
a problem in the story that needs to be solved
context clues
words in the same sentence or paragraph as an unknown word that indicates the meaning of the unknown word
diagram
drawing with labels
dialouge
the words the actors say on stage
drama
a type of literature that is indicated to be performed on a stage in front of people. another term is play
