Vocabulary

Front

What does it mean to commend someone?

Back

To praise or express approval of someone's actions or qualities.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

What does it mean to collaborate?

Back

To work together with others to achieve a common goal.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

What is a prediction?

Back

A guess about what will happen in the future based on current information.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What is the plot of a story?

Back

The sequence of events that make up the story, centered around a conflict.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

What does it mean if someone is being impudent?

Back

To be bold and disrespectful in behavior.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

What is the meaning of comply?

Back

To act in accordance with a wish or command.

Tags

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 a diatribe?

Back

A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

What is rising action in a story?

Back

The series of events that lead up to the climax, building tension and interest.

Tags

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 resolution in a story?

Back

The part of the story where the conflict is resolved and the story concludes.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Front

What is conflict in literature?

Back

The struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot of a story.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D