ELA Terms To Know

Front

What is 'connotation'?

Back

The feeling of the word (positive or negative)

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a 'source'?

Back

Where information (text, video, audio, etc) comes from

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Front

What does it mean to 'analyze' a text?

Back

Read closely and think about the text

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Front

What does it mean to 'infer' or 'make an inference'?

Back

Make an educated guess using your background knowledge and the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Front

What is the 'mood' of a story?

Back

How the reader feels when reading the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

What is 'denotation'?

Back

The dictionary definition of a word.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

What is a 'theme'?

Back

The central idea or message in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Front

What is 'figurative language'?

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

What is a 'character'?

Back

A person, animal, or figure represented in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is a 'plot'?

Back

The sequence of events in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3