ELA Academic Vocabulary

Front

claim

Back

to state or assert that something is the case; to choose a side

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called

Back

rhyme

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

a condensed version of a larger reading in which a writer uses his or her own words to express only the main idea and relevant details of the text without making personal judgments or stating personal opinions

Back

objective summary

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

type of text structure in which the author organizes the information into challenges and potential responses to those challenges

Back

problem-solution

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

Perspective

Back

a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What is the term for a repeated sound at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase?

Back

alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is the term for a statement that can be supported by evidence?

Back

claim

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

What do we call the main idea of a text expressed in a brief form?

Back

summary

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

What is the term for a text structure that explains the cause and effect of an event?

Back

cause-effect

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

What is the term for a bias that affects how a story is told?

Back

point of view

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D