Grade 5-6: Vocabulary Lesson for Friday, Week 15

This week's theme is: Story Vocab

Word List 15

1. protagonist: The main character in a story.
2. narrator: A person who tells a story.
3. antagonist: An opponent in a conflict.
4. character: traits and qualities distinguishing an individual; a person represented in a book or play.
5. commentary: Explanations of events or text.
6. dialogue: A conversation between two or more people.
7. genre: A category of literary work.

Friday Activities

1. Have some fun with your brain. Use this site to play games, but you can also create your own matching games. Click on the FAQ at the top and read how to create your own games to share with others!
2. Create your own crossword puzzle. Click on this link and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter your words and your clues (definition), then click "Create Crossword Now." A new web page will appear. You can put a title on your puzzle if you wish, then click "Create Crossword." Print this out and complete the puzzle. Insert the completed work in your vocabulary notebook.
3. Use this site, Vocaroo to help you practice pronouncing your words. Just click on the button that says Click to Record and start talking! When you finish, click the stop button. Click on Listen to hear what you recorded.

Other Help

If you need more information on your words, click on the link to use a on-line dictionary.

Use the daily activities to help you remember words that you learn each week. It is much easier to remember what the words mean if you do something with them and use them frequently in talking with your parents, family and friends.

Sample sentences:

This book features an honorable and tragic protagonist.
The story has a female protagonist who looked totally harmless but could do amazing things.

I was not sure if the narrator was retelling an event that had really happened or was making it up as he went along.
The a narrator seemed to be affected by insanity.

Some writers give the antagonist superhuman powers.
The old woman has become a more potent antagonist than he had imagined.

He declined to comment on his future job.
The actor did not respond to a request for comment.

It is important to continue a dialogue, despite differences.
Her mother wanted to engage in a serious and confidential dialogue with her daughter.

The classic films were neatly organized by genre.
You can search by author, genre, or title.

 
 

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