Into Reading 5th Grade - Module 1 Week 3 Vocabulary

Vocabulary terms, reading skills, and strategies defined in the Into Reading 5th Grade Module 1 Week 3 lesson.

Infer

to use text clues and what you to know to understand what the author means

Literary Elements

the characters, setting, and plot

Author's Craft

the writing techniques an author uses to make the writing interesting

Central Author's Purpose

the reason the author wrote the text (to inform, to entertain, or to persuade)

impulse

the desire to do something

eccentric

odd

evidently

happened for an obvious reason

passionate

having strong emotions about something

prototype

rough model designed to test something

conceived

thought of an idea

distinguished

known and respected for excellence

circumstances

the way an event happened or the cause of it

acceleration

the act of moving faster

contribution

help to make something happen