4th Grade Academic Vocabulary

Front

What does 'ambivalent' mean?

Back

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Front

What are text features?

Back

Components of a story or article that are not in the main body of text, such as headings, captions, and graphs.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What is the 'compare and contrast' text structure?

Back

A way to examine the similarities and differences between two or more topics.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What is a 'claim'?

Back

To say something is true or a fact, although it cannot be proven and others might not believe it.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What is the central idea of a text?

Back

The most important or central thought that unifies the elements of an informational text, found using the formula TOPIC + POINT.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What are text structures?

Back

The organization of information in a text, which helps readers understand the content.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What does 'explicit' mean?

Back

Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What is 'figurative language'?

Back

Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What is 'evidence' in a text?

Back

Facts, statistics, or examples that support a claim or argument.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What is 'clarify'?

Back

To make something clear or easier to understand.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6