1. 6th Grade Reading Vocabulary
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6th Grade Reading Vocabulary

2. Setting – where and when a story takes place

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Form Conclusions
a decision you make based on what you have read and learned
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Use context clues
use other words in a sentence to help you figure out the meaning of a word you don’t know
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Make Inferences
an educated guess based on the text you have read or clues the author has provided
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Author’s purpose
the intentional message a writer wants to convey to readers; why the author is writing this
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Text features
the layout of the text, the design of a book or article examples: subheadings, bullets, fonts, white space, charts, diagrams, labels, pictures and captions
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Protagonist
the focus of attention, the main character in a story or play
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Characterization
developing a character in a story by describing appearance, revealing thoughts, or letting the character speak
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Plot
the main events in a story; what happened to whom and in what order
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Theme
the big idea of a story which connects the character, setting and plot
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Climax
the turning point in the story
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Conflict
the problem a character in the story faces
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Resolution
how the story ends, how the conflict is resolved
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Point of view
the perspective from which the story is presented, examples are first person (I, me) and third person (he, she, they)
3rd
1st
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Simile
A way of describing something by comparing two things using “like” or “as” or “than”
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Metaphor
A way of describing something by comparing it to something else directly
Often uses connecting words “is” “are” “was”
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Personification
Giving something that is not human, human qualities or characteristics
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Alliteration
Repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words 2 or more times
Example: When will William’s team win a game?
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Onomatopoeia
Words that are also sounds
Examples: whoosh, crack, bang, snap, swish,
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Irony
When the outcome of events is different from what you expected
Example: It’s a free ride, when you’ve already paid.
Example: When you think you have the mystery solved, there is a clue you missed.
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Foreshadowing
When the author provides clues to the reader at what is to come later in the story or the play. Often characters within the play or story are unaware.
Example: I wish I had known what would happen next.
Example: The nights events wouldn’t turn out like I had planned.
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Imagery
Descriptive language that incorporates the senses: sight, sound, taste, touch, smell
Imagery can be described through similes and metaphors although they don’t have to
Example: He was a shaggy, thick-fellow; his coat was greasy about the lapels and pockets, and his hand splayed over the cane's crook with a futile sort of clinging.
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Symbolism
when an author uses an object or idea to suggest more than its literal meaning. A person, place, or event stands for something other than it is, usually something broader or deeper than it is.
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Hyperbole
A hyperbole is an exaggeration of the truth, usually meant to be humorous or funny.  The sentence, "I can eat a million ice cream cones", is an exaggeration of the true fact that the speaker likes ice cream cones.
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