6th Grade Reading Vocabulary Review Game 6th Grade Reading Vocabulary

Setting – where and when a story takes place

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009 Form Conclusions a decision you make based on what you have read and learned Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009 Use context clues use other words in a sentence to help you figure out the meaning of a word you don’t know Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009 Make Inferences an educated guess based on the text you have read or clues the author has provided Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009 Author’s purpose the intentional message a writer wants to convey to readers; why the author is writing this Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009 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 Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009 Protagonist the focus of attention, the main character in a story or play Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009 Characterization developing a character in a story by describing appearance, revealing thoughts, or letting the character speak Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009 Plot the main events in a story; what happened to whom and in what order Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009 Theme the big idea of a story which connects the character, setting and plot Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009 Climax the turning point in the story Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009 Conflict the problem a character in the story faces Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009 Resolution how the story ends, how the conflict is resolved Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009 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 Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 2009

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS Simile A way of describing something by comparing two things using “like” or “as” or “than” Created by Tonya Allen NLMS

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS Metaphor A way of describing something by comparing it to something else directly Often uses connecting words “is” “are” “was” Created by Tonya Allen NLMS

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS Personification Giving something that is not human, human qualities or characteristics Created by Tonya Allen NLMS

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS Alliteration Repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words 2 or more times Example: When will William’s team win a game? Created by Tonya Allen NLMS

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS Onomatopoeia Words that are also sounds Examples: whoosh, crack, bang, snap, swish, Created by Tonya Allen NLMS

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 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. Created by Tonya Allen NLMS

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 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. Created by Tonya Allen NLMS

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 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. Created by Tonya Allen NLMS

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 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. Created by Tonya Allen NLMS

Created by Tonya Allen NLMS 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. Created by Tonya Allen NLMS