Words/ Skills to Know For the OAA



Words/ Skills to Know For the OAA

Point of View- Who is telling the story?

1st Person Point of View- A character in the story is telling the story.

3rd Person Point of View- A narrator or a person NOT in the story is telling the story. 

Genre- What type of text or reading is it?

Non-Fiction- A true story.  Not made-up and uses facts.

Biography- A story of a person’s life written by someone else.

Autobiography – A story of a person’s life written by that person.

Informational-A genre that is giving factual information- informs the reader on a topic. 

Poetry-A text that is made-up of stanzas and lines.  Sometimes rhymes. 

Fiction- A made-up story.  A story that is not true. 

Realistic Fiction- A story that could happen but didn’t.

Fantasy – A story that could not happen in real life.

Science Fiction – A story that includes space, time machines, science, etc.

Fable- A story with talking animals giving a lesson or a moral. 

Fact or Opinion???

Fact- A statement that can be proven.

Opinion- A statement that contains information that cannot be proven- a person’s judgment or belief about something. 

What does that word mean?

Context Clues-Words found in the text that you use to help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word. 

Author’s Purpose-Why did the author write the passage?

There are several purposes for writing (PIE):

To Persuade: this usually includes the author’s opinions and tries to get the reader to act or think the way the author does.

To Inform: this includes facts about a topic.

To Entertain: this is a passage that the reader will enjoy.

An author might also write to:

give instructions on how to do something

give feelings or thoughts on something

Cause/Effect

Cause- The event that makes something happen.

Effect-The event that is caused by something else. 

Compare/Contrast

Compare-Tells how two things are alike.

Contrast-Tells how two things are different.

Figurative Language

Simile- A type of figurative language that uses the words “like” or “as” when comparing things.  She is as fast as a cheetah.

Metaphor- When you compare things WITHOUT using the words “like” or “as”. 

Personification- Giving human qualities to something not human.  Example:  The words jumped out at me. 

Idiom- A group of words not having the exact or literal meaning that it says.  Example:  It is raining cats and dogs.

Story Parts

Setting- Where and when the story takes place.

Plot- The sequence of main events that take place in a story.

Conflict- The main problem in the story.

Resolution- How the problem in the story is solved.

Theme- The main lesson learned in the story.  It is sometimes directly stated at the end of the story or it is sometimes implied (meaning you need to figure it out by reading the story).  Author’s message.

Mood- The author’s use of words create this in a story and it is the feeling of the story.  Example:  scary, suspenseful, mysterious, depressing, gloomy, etc. 

Character Trait- Word or words describing a character.  Example:  Kind, funny, silly, intelligent, fun, angry, mean, etc. 

Prediction/Inference

Infer-To make an educated/smart guess about what is going on in the story based on what was read. 

Prediction- To tell what is going to happen or about to happen using details or clues in the story.

Summary/Main Idea

Summary- A short sentence or two on what the story is about.  It usually starts “This story is about...”

Main Idea-What the story is mostly about?

Detail-Tells more about and supports the main idea.

Word Parts

Prefix-  The letters at the beginning of a word that change the meaning.  Example:  preview, preheat. The prefix pre- changes the meanings to before.

Suffix- Comes at the end of a word that change the meaning.  Example:  successful, careful. The suffix –ful changes the meaning to full of.

Types of word pairs

Synonym- Two words that have similar meanings.

Antonym- Two words that have opposite meanings. 

Homophone- Words that have the same sound but different spelling.  Example:  There, their.  Through, threw.

Homograph- Words that have the same spelling but are pronounced differently.  Example:  bass (fish), bass (guitar). 

Resources- where should you look to find that information?

Atlas- A book of maps.

Almanac- A book of facts about that year that is published every year.

Encyclopedia- A book of general facts and information about a several topics. 

Dictionary- A book that gives a list of words and their meaning. 

Thesaurus – A bock of synonyms.

Internet Site- can provide all sorts of information. Must be careful the information is correct and the site is reliable.

Magazines- published about all kinds of subjects and contains articles about all kinds of things.  Some have articles about hobbies- music, drawing, painting, cooking, sports, etc.  Usually published monthly.

Newspapers- printed daily and tells about important day to day events like local news, weather and sports. 

Nonfiction books- more information on a specific topic. 

 

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