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March 1

Word: Expository text

Definition: Text written to explain and convey

information about a specific topic. Contrasts with narrative text.

March 2

Word: fable

Definition: Narrative intended to convey a moral.

Animals or inanimate objects with human characteristics often serve as characters in fables. http://aesopfables.com/

March 3

Word: implicit

Definition: Meanings, which though unexpressed in

literal text, may be understood by the reader; implied

March 4

Word irony

Definition The use of a word or phrase to mean the

exact opposite of its literal meaning; incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result.

March 7

Word: paraphrase

Definition: Restate text or passage in other words,

often to clarify meaning to show understanding.

March 8

Word: Point of view

Definition: The way in which an author reveals

characters, events and ideas in telling a story; the vantage point from which the story is told. http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/re

ad/pov1.html

March 9

Word:◦ Story map

Definition:◦ A visual representation of a story that

provides an overview including characters, setting, the problem, and the resolution or ending.◦ http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resour

ces/student-interactives/story-30008.html

March 10

Word:◦ tone

Definition:◦ The attitude of the author toward the

audience and characters (e.g., serious or humorous)