| Term | Definition |
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| root word | main part, or main word |
| prefix | a group of letters that come before a root word |
| suffix | a set of letters added to the end of a root word |
| synonym | a word with a similar, or same meaning as another word |
| antonym | the opposite meaning of a word |
| context clues | hints of the word you don't know by the words you do know around it. |
| homonyms | words that are spelled the same but have different meanings |
| idiom | a group of words that have a special meaning |
| fiction | one main type of writing |
| story | short piece of writing thats made up |
| novel | a long piece of fictional writing |
| poem | piece of writing set in a group of lines |
| play | a piece of writing that is meant to me acted out |
| nonfiction | a factual piece of writing |
| author's purpose | the reason the author wrote something |
| main idea | sentence that tells what the paragraph was about |
| topic sentence | the main thing a piece of writing's about |
| supporting details | sentences that support the topic |
| generalization | broad statement |
| inference | a form of reasoning to in which a reader comes to a conclusion based on clues from the text |
| bias | unfair reference, or dislike if something |
| propaganda | information spread to influence how people think |
| summarizing | act of briefly describing a story |
| fact | something that can be proven true |
| opinion | a persons belief that cant be proven |
| viewpoint | perspective, how someone looks at something |
| sequence | an order which things happen |
| cause and effect | something that makes something happen |
| problem | a challenge |
| solution | answer to a problem |
| comparison | act of funding the qualities two items share |
| contrast | act of finding the way two items differ |
| headings | short titles in a piece of writing |
| graphic orgonizer | visual images and headings that organizes information |
| tables | graphics that show words in columns or rows |
| flowchart | illustrations that show sequence of events |
| bargraph | a graphic that graphs information with bars |
| linegraph | graphs that are similar to bar graphs (lines only) |
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