Theme & Central Idea Essential Vocabulary

What is the word that means:“The main idea expressed in a piece of writing”?

• central idea
• convey
• theme
• characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the word that means:“To make something known or understandable to someone”? 

• Inference
• Explicit
• Convey
• Hypothesis

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A word that means:“A short statement of the main points of a text, free of personal opinions”?

• Characters
• Summary
• Inference
• Central Idea

“The people, animals, or figures represented in a literary work”? 

• Winners and Losers
• Protagonist
• Characters
• Cast

The main events in a piece of literature (book, story, poem, etc.)”?

• Plot
• Setting
• Background
• Exposition

“Literature that describes imaginary events or people (can be based on real life)”?

• Non-fiction
• Fantasy
• Fiction
• Realistic history

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

 What is the word that means:“The time and place in which a story occurs”?

• Plot
• Setting
• Timeline
• Story Line

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the word that means:“Writing that is focused on facts, real people, and real events”?

• Fiction
• Fake
• Non-Fiction
• Imaginary

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is the word that means:“The main message of the text or a lesson about human behavior; a life lesson"?

• Central Idea
• Theme
• Moral
• Lesson

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the word that means:“Proof from the text used to support your ideas and arguments”?

• Text Evidence
• Cite
• Inference
• Analysis

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A