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