Vocab. Reading Grammar Writing Figurative lang. 1pt 1 pt 1 pt 1pt 1 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2pt 2pt 2 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4pt 4 pt 4pt 5pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt What does analyze mean? Analyze means to separate the parts and look at each part What does sequence means? Sequence means to put things in order Appreciate means Appreciate means to be thankful and grateful What does environment means Environment means location or setting What is the main character that we all love? The protagonist What is the main character that we don’t like? The character that we don’t like is called an antagonist When the narrator tells the story through one character and we only know the one character’s thoughts, dreams and hopes. We don’t know about any other character’s thoughts. Third Person Limited The beginning of the story when the author tells about the characters and the setting. Exposition The turning point of a story The climax The hints or clues in the story to tell about what will happen later on in the story. Foreshadowing Persuasion, information and entertainment are examples of: Author’s Purpose What is cause and effect? When something happens and it results in something else or makes something change He is the best runner. A helping or linking verb She quickly ran. Adverb We are in the classroom. Adjective The animals were well fed, and the zookeeper loved the job. FANBOY - conjunction They like to eat pizza. Pronoun Since it is Monday, we have to go to school. Complex Sentence We love to eat pizza and we love to play soccer, but not on Mondays. Compound/Complex Sentences What is a 3 prong thesis statement? Provides the theme of your paper and what will be in paragraphs 2,3 and 4. States the MAIN IDEA! Each paragraph should end with a conclusion sentence. What is a conclusion sentence? Touches back to the main idea and topic sentence. It summarizes the main idea for the reader. What do transition words such as first, next , then and finally do for a writer. They help the writer organize their writing and they help a piece of writing flow from one detail to the next. Give an example of a simile. Compare two things using like or as. He is as big as a bear. He is like a bear. The first paragraph of a five paragraph essay is called? What does it tell the reader? Introduction paragraph It tells the reader what they will read in paragraph 2, 3 and 4. Give an example of a metaphor Compare something without using like or as. He is the sunshine of my life. What a bear he was in the meeting.