Academic Vocabulary ( Reading and Writing)

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The enemy of the main character.

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Antagonist

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The main character of a story.

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Protagonist

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CCSS.W.7.3A

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The message, moral, or lesson of a story.

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Theme

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TEKS.ELA.7.7A

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Metaphor

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A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is spoken of as if it were another.

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TEKS.ELA.7.9D

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Simile

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A comparison of two different things using the words like or as.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Author's Purpose

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The specific reason or reasons for writing; what the writer hopes to accomplish.

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TEKS.ELA.7.9A

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Point of View

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The perspective from which a narrative is told, such as first person, third-person limited, or third-person omniscient.

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TEKS.ELA.7.9E

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A conclusion drawn from the text based on textual evidence and the reader's own background knowledge.

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Inference

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TEKS.ELA.7.5F

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The major events of a story or other work of fiction

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Plot

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TEKS.ELA.7.7C

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Explicit

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When the answer is obvious in the text.

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TEKS.ELA.7.6C