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Unit 1 Fluency, Genre, and Parts of Speech
6th Grade Language Arts- Genre, Parts of Speech, and Fluency
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English
6th Grade
09/20/2012

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genre
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A category of which a work of literature is classified.
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fiction
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A piece of writing that tells an imaginary story.
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non-fiction
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Writing that tells about real people, places, and events.
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poetry
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A type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects.

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fluency
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How fast and well a person reads.
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drama
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A play that is meant to be performed by actors in front of an audience.

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topic
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Telling someone what a story or a written piece is about

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noun
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Names a person, place, or thing

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verb
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A word that expresses an action, condition, or state of being

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adjective
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The part of speech that modifies nouns and pronouns; also describes them.

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adverb
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The part of speech that modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Usually ends in ‘ly’.

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context*
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the parts of a sentence or spoken statement that comes before or after a specific word or passage that usually influence the meaning or effect of the word

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subject
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The part of the sentence that tells the who or what the sentence is about

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predicate
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The part of the sentence that tells what the subject is or does
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analogy
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A comparison between two things that are similar in some way but are otherwise unlike.
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differentiate*
Definition
To perceive the difference in or between two or among several things.
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media
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a method for carrying information and advertisements to a large audience; can be T.V., newspapers, magazines, internet, etc.
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salutation
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The greeting in a letter
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closing
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The end of a letter that comes before the signature
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motif*
Definition
A recurring subject, theme, idea, or standard often recurring element in folklore and literature
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