Word of the Day

1. Prediction-tell what will happen

2. Elaboration- Give Details

3. Simile-Using like or as to make comparisons

4. Metaphor-Making comparisons without using like or as

5. Personification-Give an object human characteristics

6. Alliteration-Same sounding words

7. Dialouge-To talk, quotation marks show dialouge ex. "Hi," she said.

8. Humorous-Funny

9. Plot-The events in the story; the problem, climax, resolution

10. Climax-The turning point in the story

11. Skimming-Read quickly

12. Flashback-To tell what has happened before

13. Theme-The aim or central point of the story

14. Point-of-view-How

15. Author's Purpose-To inform, to entertain or
to persuade (the reason the author writes)

16. Relevant Information-Information that is in the passage that is important

17. Explanatory-Explain; to give a reason why

18. Persuasive-Convince by writing or speaking

19. Inferences-Draw Conclusion; to use clues to gather the rest of the information

20. Generalizations-Reach a general conclusion

21. Foreshadowing-To tell what will happen in the story

22. Demonstrate-To show that you know

23. Summaries/Summarizing-To tell what you read in a couple of sentences

24. Frame-To Arrange

25. Parentheses- Example ( )

26. Italics-To slant words; Examples most, best, least, except, and not

27. Bold face type/bold print-Important words that are written very dark

28. Subheading-Words that appear as subtopics

29. Narrator-The person telling the story

30. Prop-Support

31. Props-Pictures for a play/drama to support the scene

32. Classify-Put in order

33. Distinguish-Tell Apart

34. Visualize-See with words or imagination

35. Exaggeration-Say or write more than what is true

36. Myths-Story about an imaginary person or thing

37. Dialect-Type of language ina country, region, or area

38. Parody-Funny imitation

39. Sarcasm-Cutting or witty remark

40. Imagery-Images; figurative language

41. Free Verse-Free poetry writing

42. Arrangement-Put in order

43. Affect-Produce an effect

44. Censor-To prevent someone from saying what they would like

45. Characteristics-Distinguishing quality

46. Compare-Check for likeness

47. Contrast-Check for differences

48. Conclusion-To decide

49. Consecutive-One after the other

50. Contribution-Give or help along

51. Conventionally-An accepted way of behavior

52. Convince-Cause to believe

53. Describe-To tell about using words

54. Developed-Grow; increase

55. Dimensions-Extent (length and/or size)

56. Encounter-To come across

57. Event-Important happening

58. Evidence-To present facts to support opinion

59. Expression-Make known in words

60. Feature-Important characteristic

61. Illustration-Drawings, pictures and/or graphs

62. Imagine-Form a mental picture

63. Impression-To give someone a feeling

64. Influence-To guide

65. Literary Type-Relating to literature

66. Method-Procedure for achieving an end

67. Motivate-Provide with a motive (make a person do something)

68. Passage-Literary selection

69. Personality Traits-The way a person behaves

70. Potentially-Something that can be actual

71. Priorities-What is MOST important

72. Selection-Passage

73. Reaction-Action or emotion caused by and directly related to another action

74. Reference-Resources used for research

75. Reinforce-Support

76. Represent-A sign or symbol

77. Sensory Preceptions-Using your senses

78. Sterotype-Like everyone else

79. Strategy-Worked out plan of action

80. Supplementary-Thing that adds up or makes up for a lack of something

81. Survey-Look over and examine closely

82. Technique-Way of accomplishing (doing) things

83. Ability-Skilled

84. According-With Evidence

85. Advantages-Benefits or gain

86. Aesop-fables written long ago teaching a lesson

87. Aids-Provide help or support

88. Analyzing-look closely at

89. Ancient-Times long ago

90. Applying- Put to practicle use

91. Article-Nonfiction piece of writing

92. Attitude-Feeling, opinion, mood

93. Attracting-Drawing others

94. Clue-Piece of evidence that helps to solve a problem

95. Competition-Try to win

96. Create-Bring into being

97. Curious-Eager to learn

98. Current-Present; Up to date

99. Dabblers-Working with serious effect

100. Decide-Make a choice or judgement; bring to a conclusion

101. Determines-Decide on; Establish; Settle

102. Differ-Not the same

103. Difference-Unlike; Disagree

104. Difficult-Hard to do

105. Emphasize-Stress

106. Enclose-Include

107. Especially-Particularly; Notably

108. Evidence-Outward sign; Proof

109. Example-Model; Representative Sample

110. Except-Omit, excluding, "not"

111. Excerpt-Brief Passage

112. Experience-Knowledge from doing

113. Explain-Make Clear

114. Explanation-Give the reason

115. Fable-Story that teaches a lesson

116. Fact-Object truth; Something that CAN be proven

117. Failed-Attempt without success

118. Generating-Giving facts

119. Genre-Types of literature

120. Graphic Organizer-An outline to organize thoughts/ideas

121. Include-Have or consider

122. Information-Give knowledge

123. Informative-Giving a lot of knowledge

124. Integrating-Bringing together

125. Interested-Keeping someone's attention

126. Interview-A meeting where someone asks questions

127. Invisible-Cannot be seen by the naked eye

128. Knowledge-State of knowing

129. Least-Smallest

130. Line-State of agreement

131. Literature-Forms/Types of writings

132. Medium-Way of communication

133. Mention-Refer To

134. Misleading-Give wrong advice

135. Modern-In the present

136. Mood-State of mind/Feeling

137. Moral-Principles of right and wrong

138. Observe-To see and study

139. Operates-Perform work

140. Opinion-Belief; Judgement

141. Organizing-Put in order

142- Original-Something a copy is made of

143. Passage-Literary selection

144. Poem-Writing in verse

145. Poet-Writer of poetry

146. Poetry-Poems

147. Probably-Have a good chance of having/happening

148. Process-Series of actions

149. Purpose-The aim; The resolution

150. Qualities-Characteristice

151. Quotations-What someone has said

152. React-Act in response to an influence

153. Refer-Direct or send to someone or someplace

154. Referred-Having directed or sent to someone or someplace

155. Relate-Show a connection between

156. Replace-Take the place