innovations
a new idea or way of doing
something
blueprint
a plan or model of something
manufacturer
a business that makes goods
for sale
advances
improvements in an area of particular study, such as technology or medicine
cause
the reason that something happens
effect
something that happens as the result of a cause
text structure
the way information is organized in a text
multiple meaning words
words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
context clues
the words and sentences around an unknown word that can be clues to its meaning
root
a basic word part, usually from Greek or Latin, that carries meaning
character
people or animals in a story
plot
the conflict, events, and resolution that make up a story’s structure; the events in the story
conflict
the problem in the story; something in a story that creates a challenge for the characters
resolution
how the conflict in a story is resolved
summarize
to restate the most important information, or main ideas, in a text in your own words
media
the means of communication such as radio, television, newspapers, magazines, and the internet
narrator
the person who tells the story
graphic feature
a visual that gives information or supports a text
media techniques
the ways in which an author communicates ideas and information to the viewers, such as animation, live action, sound elements, and visual elements
cipher
a secret system of writing that you use to send messages
sophisticated
a machine or method that is more complex than others
theory
a set of rules for a subject that forms the basis of it
miscellaneous
a group that is made up of different types of things that are difficult to put into on category
pursuers
the people who are chasing or searching for you
aero
root that means air
sol
root that means sun
rad
root that means ray