Literacy Terms A-D | Literacy Terms E-I | Literacy Terms M-P | Literacy Terms R-S | More FCAT Literacy Terms |
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What is Author's Purpose
The author's reason for creating a particular work.
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What is a fact
Knowledge or information that can be verified.
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What is Non-Fiction
Writing about real people, places, objects or events.
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What is the Resolution
Part of the story where the central problem is solved after the climax.
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What is Topic
Subject matter or main idea of a piece of writing.
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What is Cause and Effect
Two events are related go each other when one event brings out the other.
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What is fiction
Literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
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What is Paraphrasing
Rewriting or restating another person's ideas or thoughts into your own words.
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What is Sarcasm
A form of irony, usually harsh. Often used as an insult.
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What is Validity or Reliability
A process that involves evaluating whether or not information in a text is correct, sound's and dependable.
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What is an antonym
A word that means the opposite of another word.
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What is to infer
To read between the lines to tr to figure out what the author is trying to say.
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What is a myth
Story about gods, ancestors or heroes told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.
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What is Setting
The time, place, date, and atmosphere of a story.
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What is Evaluate
To judge or solve.
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What is Chronological Order
The order in which events happen.
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What is a homophone
Words that sound the same but they are spelled differently.
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What is personification
Giving an animal or object human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
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What is a Simile
Figure of speech expressing e resemblance between things of different kinds using like or as.
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What is Analyze
To break apart or think through.
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What is Compare and Contrast
Similarities and differences.
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What is Figurative Language (metaphor, simile, and personification)
Writing used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between different things.
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What is Main Idea
The most important idea expressed in a piece of writing.
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What is Summary
A general statement presenting all the main points in condensed form, leaving out the unimportant details.
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What is Formulate
To create or develop.
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