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By: Julie LawsonBy: Julie Lawson
Folk tale• A story in which
the characters are ordinary people or animals that act like people
• Magic often plays a role
• Dragons are water gods
drought• Noun• Time of little or no rain• Example: It hadn’t rained in 5
years, this drought made several animals die of thirst.
scorched• Adj• Burned on the surface• Example: The river burned like fire
along its scorched banks.
craved• Verb• Needed very badly• Example: But even after the jar
was empty, he craved more water.
pierced• Verb• Touched deeply• Example: His mother’s cries
pierced his heart.
flourished• Verb• Grew very well• Example: She told him how the crops flourished and how lush the land was.
cause Why an event happened
Example: I didn’t study for the quiz.
effect• What happens as a result
• Example: I didn’t study for the quiz, that’s why I got all 13 questions wrong.
Signal Words• As a result• Because• Since• So• In order to
Examples:• A fierce storm struck last night.
(cause) As a result, the street was littered with braches. (effect)
• Because ice cream was left on the table (cause), it melted. (effect)