This year we will be doing WORD WIZARD for students in 3rd-5th grade. Here are the words to choose from:
| fiction | A story that is not true or is made up |
| nonfiction | writing that tells about real people, places, and events |
| realistic fiction | A story using made-up characters that could happen in real life. |
| genre | a major category or type of literature(fiction, nonfiction) |
| theme | the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work |
| character | A person in a story |
| problem | a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome. |
| solution | an action or process of solving a problem |
Students can practice these ACADEMIC VOCABULARY words on Quizlet: Word Wizard Flash Cards
These words will be submitted by paper by September 3. 5th Grade students will choose 2 winners per grade level.
Make sure the words are being used correctly in a sentence and your illustration matches the word and definition.