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English
6th Grade
09/07/2011

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graphic
Definition
an image that helps the reader better understand the written information in a passage or text
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flowchart
Definition
a graphic that shows the sequence of events
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foreshadowing
Definition
a clue about what is going to happen later in a story
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genre
Definition
a kind of writing
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graphic organizer
Definition
a graphic that helps writers organize their thoughts before writing
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historical narrative
Definition
a made-up story set in a real time in the past and that includes charactrizations of real people
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homograph
Definition
a word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning and pronunciation
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homonym
Definition
a word that is spelled and pronounced the same as another word but has a different meaning
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idiom
Definition
a saying or phrase that does not mean literally what it says; usually particular to a region or group
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inclusion or avoidance of facts
Definition
a propaganda technique in which the writer mentions only facts that will help persuade readers to his or her opinion
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independent clause
Definition
a clause with a subject and verb that expresses a complete thought
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inference
Definition
an educated guess based on evidence in the text and a reader's prior knowledge
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informative text
Definition
a text that presents and explains information
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intensive pronoun
Definition
a word that emphasizes a noun or pronoun
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