Elementary English and Language Arts Unit Key Vocabulary
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- Characters - the individuals in a story that help to move the story along
- Main Characters - the individuals in a story that the plot revolves around
- Setting - where the story takes place; may include location and time
- Plot - what is happening in a story, the action in a story, key events
- Author’s Purpose - the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic
- Informational Text - written to inform about a specific topic
- Central Idea/Main Idea - tells what the paragraph/text is about; the most important thing
- Supporting Details - facts/statements that support the main idea
- Summarize - identify the most important ideas and restate them in your own words