Wit & Wisdom 3rd Grade Module 2 Vocabulary

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myth

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a story, often about gods or supernatural characters, passed down through generations to explain something about the world

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narrator

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the person who tells the story

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astronomer

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a scientist who studies stars and planets

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traditions

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practice or belief passed down through generations of a culture or group of people

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lunar

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related to the moon

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legend

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a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated

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fable

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a short story, typically with a moral lesson, often featuring animals as characters

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folktale

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a story originating in popular culture, typically passed on by word of mouth

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genre

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a category of literature or art characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter

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theme

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the central topic or idea explored in a text