1. theme the main message an author wants readers to understand
Must be inferred from a character’s words, thoughts, and actions

3. the person telling the story
narrator
the person telling the story

4. the perspective form which the author is telling a story
point of view
the perspective form which the author is telling a story
Through whose eyes does
the author tell his/her story?

5. first person point of view the narrator is a character in the story

6. third person point of view
the narrator is outside of the story

7. dialogue
talk between two or more people in a story

8. illustrations
pictures in a story

9. figurative language
a way to use language in which the meaning is different from its literal meaning

10. simile
phrase that compares two things using the word like or as

11. metaphor
phrase that compares two things without using the word like or as

12. text features
parts of the text, such as titles, headings, or captions

13. graphic features
visual organizers, such as charts, maps, photos or diagrams

14. text structure
how a text is organized

15. domain specific vocabulary
a set of words that belong to an area of knowledge or specific topic

16. author’s purpose
the author’s main goal: to explain, describe, persuade, or entertain

17. context clues
unknown words that surround an unfamiliar word or phrases that readers can use to figure out the meaning of an unknown word or phrase

18. text type
(genre) a category of literature informational biography autobiography manuals advertisements recipe

19. Evidence facts that make a point plain or clear.

20. stanza
a clearly defined group of lines in a poem

21. tone
words that are used to create feeling in a story