Reading Vocabulary

story's ideas
author's attitude towards those ideas
author's "statement" about ideas
story's message or main point

people/ideas oppose each other
decisions the characters make
between what 2 things he/she is deciding
problem

kinds of person/people are the characters
their beliefs/hopes/dreams/ideals/values/fears
how the conduct themselves
what they say or do to reveal themselves
your opinion or feelings about the character
classification of the type of character they are

concrete, specific objects have been used to represent the abstract idea(s)
colors, names, settings, recurring objects have been referred to
what the ideas represent

time, place, & environment

the way the writer chooses to arrange his sentence structure, as well as the words chosen in the sentence.

author's attitude towards what he/she is writing that translates into your attitude

kinds of comparisons are made that add layers to the meaning of the poem or story

text told from the character's point of view only

most exciting point of the text
turning point

narrator telling the story 
while knowing what ALL characters are thinking and feeling

to make it where it is understood better
to make it easier

to understand completely

to bring text into action
how did the story operate

to study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts

to study items closer

the combination of 2 genres
telling the similarities & differences

to give the main points of the text

to see how things are different

to gather information, & come to a conclusion based on what was read
"read between the lines"
text evidence + connection =

to judge text closely (choose information)

narrator tells the story,
only telling what ONE character is thinking & feeling

give warning of events in future

to establish
to make known

to get the meaning of

when comparing it is where things are different

to settle or decide by choice

to bring in or gather from a specified group or area

to bring story to an end

to restate the text in another form

when comparing it is where things are the same

to create idea based on what was read

to confirm
to make sure

to determine the importance