Comprehension

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cause

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the reason why something happens

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compare & contrast

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a pattern of non-fiction text that looks at the similarities and differences of the subjects

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motivation

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the reason why a character acts the way they do

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effect

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what happens as a result

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theme

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The message, lesson, or moral the author wants you to learn from the story.

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main idea

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What the overall idea of a paragraph or a text is about.

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point of view

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The narrator's position in relation to the story being told.

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problem & solution

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A pattern of non-fiction text in which the situation is presented in a way that needs a solution.

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author's purpose

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The reason the author wrote the text

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chronological order

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A pattern of fiction text in which ideas are presented in the order they occurred in the story