Unit 3 Vocabulary Words

Front

What is the central idea or moral of a story?

Back

Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Front

What is language not intended to be taken literally, such as simile, metaphor, and imagery?

Back

Figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

What is the reason an author writes about a particular topic?

Back

Author's purpose

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What are the events of the story leading up to the climax called?

Back

Rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What do we call the type of story based on characteristics of books?

Back

Genre

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Front

What is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things?

Back

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is the part of the story where the conflict is resolved?

Back

Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Front

What is the beginning part of a story that introduces the characters and setting?

Back

Exposition

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What is the part of a story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution?

Back

Falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5