6TH GRADE ACADEMIC VOCABULARY1ST GRADING PERIOD

GENRE

Description:Genre is a type of literature that puts stories into categories based on their characteristics.

Sentence:There are many genres, including realistic fiction, mystery, fantasy and non-fiction.

PLOTDescription:The plot of a story is the series of events that happen from the beginning to the end.

Sentence:The plot of a story has an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.

CHARACTERDescription:A character is a person, animal or creature that appears in a story.

Sentence:The character in my story has a hard time making friends.

SETTINGDescription:The setting is when and where a story takes place.

Sentence:The setting of my story takes place in Russia during World War II.

ANALYZEDescription:If you analyze something, you look closely at each

of its parts and see if they fit together in a way that makes sense.

Sentence:The best way to analyze a character in a story is

to think about what they say, what they do, and how they affect others.

CHARACTERIZATION

Description:An author develops characterization in their story by

describing what a character says, thinks and does or by how they interact with other characters.

Sentence:The STEAL strategy is easy to use to identify characterization in a story. S- say, T- thoughts, E- effect on others, A- actions, L-

looks

SUMMARYDescriptionIf you give a summary, you say or write the most

important information from a text.

SentenceUsing the “Somebody Wanted But So Then”

strategy is a good way to write a summary, because it helps you choose the most important parts of a text.

DETAILDescription:If you give a detail, you give a specific fact

or piece of information from something.

Sentence:Use descriptive details in your writing to

help your readers feel like they are a part of your story.

NARRATIVEDescription:A narrative is a retelling of something that

happened; a story.

Sentence:We will write personal narratives, which are

true stories about our lives.

DIALOGUEDescription:Dialogue is the conversation between

characters in a story.

Sentence:Using dialogue in your writing makes your

story more interesting.