Bilingual vocabulary guide with English and Spanish definitions and example sentences for Spanish-speaking students.
Guia bilingue de vocabulario con definiciones en ingles y espanol y oraciones de ejemplo.
Tema y Desarrollo del Tema
English Definition:
The main message or lesson that the author wants readers to understand from the story.
Definicion en Espanol:
El mensaje principal o leccion que el autor quiere que los lectores entiendan de la historia.
Example / Ejemplo:
The theme of the story is that true friendship means being there during hard times.
English Definition:
How the author shows and builds the theme throughout the story using events, characters, and details.
Definicion en Espanol:
Como el autor muestra y construye el tema a lo largo de la historia usando eventos, personajes y detalles.
Example / Ejemplo:
The theme of courage develops when the character faces her fears three different times.
English Definition:
A message or lesson that applies to people everywhere, no matter their culture or time period.
Definicion en Espanol:
Un mensaje o leccion que aplica a personas en todas partes, sin importar su cultura o epoca.
Example / Ejemplo:
"Love conquers all" is a universal theme found in stories from many countries.
English Definition:
A lesson about right and wrong that a story teaches, often found in fables.
Definicion en Espanol:
Una leccion sobre lo correcto e incorrecto que ensena una historia, a menudo en fabulas.
Example / Ejemplo:
The moral of "The Tortoise and the Hare" is that slow and steady wins the race.
Idea Central y Detalles de Apoyo
English Definition:
The most important point the author makes about the topic in an informational text.
Definicion en Espanol:
El punto mas importante que el autor hace sobre el tema en un texto informativo.
Example / Ejemplo:
The central idea of the article is that protecting rainforests is essential for Earth's health.
English Definition:
Facts, examples, reasons, or descriptions that explain or prove the central idea.
Definicion en Espanol:
Hechos, ejemplos, razones o descripciones que explican o prueban la idea central.
Example / Ejemplo:
A supporting detail is that rainforests produce 20% of the world's oxygen.
English Definition:
The most important pieces of information that help readers understand the main message.
Definicion en Espanol:
Las piezas de informacion mas importantes que ayudan a los lectores a entender el mensaje principal.
Example / Ejemplo:
The key details explain how bees make honey step by step.
English Definition:
A short retelling that includes only the central idea and most important details.
Definicion en Espanol:
Una narracion corta que incluye solo la idea central y los detalles mas importantes.
Example / Ejemplo:
In my summary, I wrote the central idea and three key details from the article.
Punto de Vista
English Definition:
The perspective from which a story is told; who is telling the story.
Definicion en Espanol:
La perspectiva desde la cual se cuenta una historia; quien esta contando la historia.
Example / Ejemplo:
The point of view affects how much we know about what characters think.
English Definition:
When the narrator is a character in the story and uses "I," "me," "my," and "we."
Definicion en Espanol:
Cuando el narrador es un personaje en la historia y usa "yo," "mi," "me," y "nosotros."
Example / Ejemplo:
"I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the treasure chest." - First person narration.
English Definition:
When the narrator is outside the story and uses "he," "she," "they," and character names.
Definicion en Espanol:
Cuando el narrador esta fuera de la historia y usa "el," "ella," "ellos," y nombres de personajes.
Example / Ejemplo:
"Sarah couldn't believe her eyes when she saw the treasure chest." - Third person narration.
English Definition:
When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
Definicion en Espanol:
Cuando el narrador conoce los pensamientos y sentimientos de solo un personaje.
Example / Ejemplo:
We only know what Maria thinks, not what her brother is thinking.
English Definition:
When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story.
Definicion en Espanol:
Cuando el narrador conoce los pensamientos y sentimientos de todos los personajes en la historia.
Example / Ejemplo:
The narrator tells us that both Tom and Lisa were worried about the test.
English Definition:
The voice or person who tells the story to the reader.
Definicion en Espanol:
La voz o persona que cuenta la historia al lector.
Example / Ejemplo:
The narrator describes everything that happens in the forest.
Analisis y Desarrollo de Personajes
English Definition:
The qualities that describe a character's personality, like brave, kind, or selfish.
Definicion en Espanol:
Las cualidades que describen la personalidad de un personaje, como valiente, amable o egoista.
Example / Ejemplo:
The character's traits include being curious, determined, and loyal to her friends.
English Definition:
How a character changes or grows throughout the story because of events and experiences.
Definicion en Espanol:
Como un personaje cambia o crece a lo largo de la historia debido a eventos y experiencias.
Example / Ejemplo:
At first, Jake was shy, but by the end of the story, he became confident.
English Definition:
The reason why a character acts or makes decisions in a certain way.
Definicion en Espanol:
La razon por la que un personaje actua o toma decisiones de cierta manera.
Example / Ejemplo:
Her motivation for working hard was to make her grandmother proud.
English Definition:
The main character in a story who faces the central conflict or problem.
Definicion en Espanol:
El personaje principal en una historia que enfrenta el conflicto o problema central.
Example / Ejemplo:
In the story, the protagonist is a young girl who wants to become a scientist.
English Definition:
A character or force that creates problems for the main character.
Definicion en Espanol:
Un personaje o fuerza que crea problemas para el personaje principal.
Example / Ejemplo:
The antagonist in the story is the greedy king who takes the villagers' food.
English Definition:
Examining a character's traits, actions, and changes to understand them better.
Definicion en Espanol:
Examinar los rasgos, acciones y cambios de un personaje para entenderlo mejor.
Example / Ejemplo:
In my character analysis, I explained how Emma's kindness helped her make friends.
Estructura del Texto
English Definition:
The way an author organizes information or events in a text.
Definicion en Espanol:
La manera en que un autor organiza la informacion o eventos en un texto.
Example / Ejemplo:
Understanding text structure helps me know what to expect as I read.
English Definition:
Organizing events in the order they happened, from first to last.
Definicion en Espanol:
Organizar eventos en el orden en que ocurrieron, del primero al ultimo.
Example / Ejemplo:
The biography tells the inventor's life in chronological order from birth to death.
English Definition:
Text structure that shows why something happened (cause) and what happened as a result (effect).
Definicion en Espanol:
Estructura de texto que muestra por que algo paso (causa) y que paso como resultado (efecto).
Example / Ejemplo:
Because it rained heavily (cause), the river flooded the town (effect).
English Definition:
Text structure that presents a problem and explains how it was solved.
Definicion en Espanol:
Estructura de texto que presenta un problema y explica como se resolvio.
Example / Ejemplo:
The problem was pollution in the lake. The solution was a community cleanup day.
English Definition:
Text structure that shows how two or more things are similar and different.
Definicion en Espanol:
Estructura de texto que muestra como dos o mas cosas son similares y diferentes.
Example / Ejemplo:
The article compares and contrasts life in the city and life in the country.
English Definition:
The order in which events or steps happen, often using signal words like first, next, then, finally.
Definicion en Espanol:
El orden en que los eventos o pasos ocurren, a menudo usando palabras senal como primero, luego, despues, finalmente.
Example / Ejemplo:
The sequence of making a sandwich: First, get bread. Next, add peanut butter.
Proposito del Autor
English Definition:
The reason an author writes a text: to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain.
Definicion en Espanol:
La razon por la que un autor escribe un texto: para informar, persuadir, entretener o explicar.
Example / Ejemplo:
The author's purpose is to inform readers about how volcanoes erupt.
English Definition:
To give readers facts and information about a topic.
Definicion en Espanol:
Dar a los lectores hechos e informacion sobre un tema.
Example / Ejemplo:
News articles are written to inform readers about current events.
English Definition:
To convince readers to believe something or take action.
Definicion en Espanol:
Convencer a los lectores de creer algo o tomar accion.
Example / Ejemplo:
The advertisement was written to persuade people to buy the new toy.
English Definition:
To give readers enjoyment through an interesting or amusing story.
Definicion en Espanol:
Dar a los lectores disfrute a traves de una historia interesante o divertida.
Example / Ejemplo:
Funny stories and adventure tales are written to entertain readers.
English Definition:
To help readers understand how something works or how to do something.
Definicion en Espanol:
Ayudar a los lectores a entender como funciona algo o como hacer algo.
Example / Ejemplo:
The instructions were written to explain how to build the model airplane.
Evidencia del Texto y Hacer Inferencias
English Definition:
Words, phrases, or sentences from the text that support your answer or idea.
Definicion en Espanol:
Palabras, frases u oraciones del texto que apoyan tu respuesta o idea.
Example / Ejemplo:
The text evidence that proves the character is brave is: "She stepped forward despite her fear."
English Definition:
To quote or refer to specific parts of the text to prove your point.
Definicion en Espanol:
Citar o referirse a partes especificas del texto para probar tu punto.
Example / Ejemplo:
I can cite evidence from paragraph 3 to show that the setting is winter.
English Definition:
A conclusion you reach by combining text clues with what you already know.
Definicion en Espanol:
Una conclusion a la que llegas combinando pistas del texto con lo que ya sabes.
Example / Ejemplo:
My inference is that the character is nervous because she keeps checking the clock.
English Definition:
Information that is clearly and directly stated in the text.
Definicion en Espanol:
Informacion que esta claramente y directamente declarada en el texto.
Example / Ejemplo:
The explicit information tells us the story takes place in 1920.
English Definition:
Information that is suggested but not directly stated; you must figure it out.
Definicion en Espanol:
Informacion que se sugiere pero no se declara directamente; debes descubrirla.
Example / Ejemplo:
It's implicit that the family is poor because they share one small meal.
English Definition:
To use evidence and reasoning to figure something out about the text.
Definicion en Espanol:
Usar evidencia y razonamiento para descubrir algo sobre el texto.
Example / Ejemplo:
I can draw the conclusion that the experiment failed because the scientist sighed.
Lenguaje Figurado
English Definition:
Words or phrases that mean something different from their literal meaning to create imagery.
Definicion en Espanol:
Palabras o frases que significan algo diferente de su significado literal para crear imagenes.
Example / Ejemplo:
Authors use figurative language to make their writing more interesting and vivid.
English Definition:
A comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as."
Definicion en Espanol:
Una comparacion entre dos cosas usando las palabras "como."
Example / Ejemplo:
"The stars sparkled like diamonds in the sky" is a simile comparing stars to diamonds.
English Definition:
A comparison that says one thing IS another thing, without using "like" or "as."
Definicion en Espanol:
Una comparacion que dice que una cosa ES otra cosa, sin usar "como."
Example / Ejemplo:
"Time is money" is a metaphor comparing time to money.
English Definition:
A common phrase that means something different from the actual words.
Definicion en Espanol:
Una frase comun que significa algo diferente de las palabras reales.
Example / Ejemplo:
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an idiom meaning it's raining very hard.
English Definition:
An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis, not meant to be taken literally.
Definicion en Espanol:
Una exageracion extrema usada para enfasis, que no debe tomarse literalmente.
Example / Ejemplo:
"I've told you a million times" is hyperbole to show frustration.
English Definition:
Giving human qualities or actions to animals, objects, or ideas.
Definicion en Espanol:
Dar cualidades o acciones humanas a animales, objetos o ideas.
Example / Ejemplo:
"The sun smiled down on the garden" gives the sun a human action.
Claves de Contexto para Vocabulario
English Definition:
Words, phrases, or sentences around an unknown word that help you figure out its meaning.
Definicion en Espanol:
Palabras, frases u oraciones alrededor de una palabra desconocida que te ayudan a descubrir su significado.
Example / Ejemplo:
The context clues "ran quickly" and "rushed" helped me understand "hastily" means fast.
English Definition:
When the author tells you directly what a word means in the sentence.
Definicion en Espanol:
Cuando el autor te dice directamente lo que significa una palabra en la oracion.
Example / Ejemplo:
"The arid, or very dry, desert stretched for miles." The definition clue is "very dry."
English Definition:
When a word with a similar meaning is used near the unknown word.
Definicion en Espanol:
Cuando una palabra con significado similar se usa cerca de la palabra desconocida.
Example / Ejemplo:
"She was elated, happy beyond belief." "Happy" is a synonym clue for "elated."
English Definition:
When a word with an opposite meaning is used near the unknown word.
Definicion en Espanol:
Cuando una palabra con significado opuesto se usa cerca de la palabra desconocida.
Example / Ejemplo:
"Unlike his timid sister, he was bold." "Timid" is an antonym clue for "bold."
English Definition:
When examples are given that help explain what the unknown word means.
Definicion en Espanol:
Cuando se dan ejemplos que ayudan a explicar lo que significa la palabra desconocida.
Example / Ejemplo:
"Nocturnal animals, such as owls and bats, are active at night."
English Definition:
When you must use hints from the whole passage to figure out word meaning.
Definicion en Espanol:
Cuando debes usar pistas de todo el pasaje para descubrir el significado de la palabra.
Example / Ejemplo:
From the description of the cold, icy scene, I inferred "frigid" means very cold.
Elementos de la Poesia
English Definition:
A group of lines in a poem that are separated from other groups, like a paragraph in a story.
Definicion en Espanol:
Un grupo de lineas en un poema que estan separadas de otros grupos, como un parrafo en una historia.
Example / Ejemplo:
The poem has four stanzas, each with four lines.
English Definition:
A single line in a poem, or poetry in general.
Definicion en Espanol:
Una sola linea en un poema, o poesia en general.
Example / Ejemplo:
The first verse of the poem introduces the main character.
English Definition:
When words have the same ending sound, like "cat" and "hat."
Definicion en Espanol:
Cuando las palabras tienen el mismo sonido final, como "gato" y "pato."
Example / Ejemplo:
"Moon" and "June" rhyme because they end with the same sound.
English Definition:
The pattern of rhyming words at the end of lines in a poem, shown with letters like ABAB.
Definicion en Espanol:
El patron de palabras que riman al final de las lineas en un poema, mostrado con letras como ABAB.
Example / Ejemplo:
The rhyme scheme AABB means lines 1-2 rhyme and lines 3-4 rhyme.
English Definition:
The pattern of beats or stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem, like music.
Definicion en Espanol:
El patron de acentos o silabas acentuadas y no acentuadas en un poema, como la musica.
Example / Ejemplo:
The rhythm of the poem makes it fun to read aloud: da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM.
English Definition:
When words, phrases, or lines are repeated in a poem for emphasis or effect.
Definicion en Espanol:
Cuando palabras, frases o lineas se repiten en un poema para enfasis o efecto.
Example / Ejemplo:
The phrase "I have a dream" is repeated to make it powerful and memorable.
English Definition:
Poetry that does not follow regular rhyme patterns or rhythm rules.
Definicion en Espanol:
Poesia que no sigue patrones regulares de rima o reglas de ritmo.
Example / Ejemplo:
This free verse poem doesn't rhyme, but it still creates beautiful images.
English Definition:
The voice that "talks" in the poem; not always the poet.
Definicion en Espanol:
La voz que "habla" en el poema; no siempre es el poeta.
Example / Ejemplo:
The speaker in the poem is a child watching snowflakes fall.
Use Cognates! Many Grade 4 ELA terms are cognates - words that look and sound similar in English and Spanish. Words like "protagonist/protagonista," "metaphor/metafora," "inference/inferencia," and "chronological/cronologico" share Latin roots. When you see a new English word, think about whether it sounds like a Spanish word you already know!
Usa los Cognados! Muchos terminos de lectura de 4to grado son cognados - palabras que se ven y suenan similares en ingles y espanol. Palabras como "protagonist/protagonista," "metaphor/metafora," "inference/inferencia," y "chronological/cronologico" comparten raices latinas. Cuando veas una palabra nueva en ingles, piensa si suena como una palabra en espanol que ya conoces!