NWEA Practice 6th Grade

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an opinion that prevents objective (or fair) consideration of an issue or situation. ex: Even though the dress looked horrible on me, my mom said I looked lovely because she was BIASED.

Fable

a short moral story (often with animal characters)

stereotype

a generalized belief about a group of people

first person

told from the narrator's point of view, using "I"

second person

The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said, using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare. An example of this is: Lemony Snicket, "The book you are holding in your hands is extremely dangerous. If the wrong people see you with this objectionable autobiography, the results could be disasterous."