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week 10-14
General Language Arts- Weeks 6-10 words to review
Question | Answer |
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context clue | definition, synonym, example, or comparison that helps the reader infer the meaning of a word |
describe | to tell everything you know by giving details and examples |
identify | to name or to list |
summarize | to tell the main points or ideas |
text structures | pattern of organization a writer uses, such as cause and effect, chronological order, comparison and contrast, listing, and problem solution |
cause and effect | focuses on the relationship between a cause and an effect |
main idea | the most important point a writer is trying to make |
inverted pyramid structure | structure that begins with the most important details and ends with the least important details |
transactive writing | real-world writing such as news articles, letters, editorials, feature articles, and research reports |
headline | an attention |
newsworthy characteristics | makes a difference in people’s lives, is current, involves people who are famous or in power, touches people’s emotions, or is interesting |
scoop | news, information, or details, as obtained from experience or an immediate source |
prediction | a guess about what you think will happen next based on what you read |
specific language | to name and describe the parts and activities involved in a process |
mental images | pictures in your mind formed while reading |
compound words | formed by putting together two or more words to make a new word that could be written as one word, as separate words, or hyphenated words |
transition words | words that signal a move from one idea to the next such as first, next, then, and finally |
sequence | the specific order of steps in a process |
visual aid | a drawing that visually illustrates the steps described in written directions |
logical order | a clear chain of events in which each event follows naturally from the one before it; makes the process easier to understand |