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Reading Vocabulary
Words that students should know before reading any story.
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Language - English
5th Grade
04/25/2011

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TITLE

Definition
 Defining name of a story, book, website, article or movie.  A sentence or phrase that identifies a story; gives clues to a story's theme.
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AUTHOR
Definition
person who writes a story, article, book, website or movie
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NON-FICTION
Definition
an account, narrative or representation of a subject that is factual or true
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FICTION
Definition

any form of narrative that is not factual, has events that are imagined or invented by the author

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GENRE
Definition
category of literature such as folktale, non-fiction, realistic fiction, biography, tall tale, fantasy, etc.
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MAIN IDEA
Definition

main point being discussed in a passage

 

http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/mainidea/

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DETAILS
Definition
give additional information and support the main idea of a story
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FACT
Definition
 something that can be proven
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OPINION
Definition
somebody's belief or judgement; can not be proven using evidence
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