Academic Vocabulary - SBAC

Front

What is 'theme'?

Back

The lesson or moral to be learned from a story.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What does the word 'tone' mean?

Back

It is the feeling/mood the reader gets from what the author has written.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Front

Find the synonym to the word 'dirty.'

Back

filthy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

Front

A flashback is a ______________.

Back

All of the above (Memory, Going back in time, a scene in a movie, book, novel)

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What are 'headings'?

Back

The titles of the sections in an informational book.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What is a 'character' in a story?

Back

A person, animal, or figure in a story.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What does 'plot' refer to?

Back

The sequence of events that make up a story.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What is 'setting' in literature?

Back

The time and place where a story occurs.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

Define 'mood' in a literary context.

Back

The atmosphere or emotional condition created by a piece of writing.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Front

What is a 'metaphor'?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D