5th Grade GA Milestones Literacy Terms #3

Definition: pieces of information that support or tell more about the main idea; tells who, what, when, where and why?

• Detail

• Diagram

• Diary/journal

• Dictionary

Definition: A drawing that explains something

• Dictionary

• Character

• Diagram

• Conflict

Definition: A day to day account of a person's life

• Dictionary

• Compare and contrast

• Context clues

• Diary/journal

Definition: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them.

• Conflict

• Diagram

• Dictionary

• Drama

Definition: a story written to be performed by actors a play

• Curtain

• Character

• Drama

• Conflict

Definition: the people or animals in a story

• Character

• Diagram

• Conflict

• Context clues

Definition: finding similarities and differences between two things

• Character

• Dictionary

• Diary/journal

• Compare and contrast

Definition: the problem in the story: part of the plot

• Compare and contrast

• Drama

• Conflict

• Curtain

Definition: clues and surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word.

• Diary/journal

• Context clues

• Compare and contrast

• Detail

Definition: a large piece of fabric used to help change the scenes

• Character

• Dictionary

• Conflict

• Curtain