Language (ELA) Testing Vocabulary I

a spoken or written account of connected events - a story

• argument
• narrative
• informative essay
• persuasive essay

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

a part selected from a larger piece of literature

• passage
• excerpt
• both passage and excerpt 
• neither passage nor excerpt

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

How are an argumentative essay and a persuasive essay  related?

• synonyms
• antonyms
• opposites
• hymonyms 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

evidence from a text that is used to illustrate your ideas and support your arguments

• perspective
• counterargument
• claim 
• textual support

to mention, quote, or give credit to an author 

• multiple sources
• cite a source
• a publisher
• express an idea

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

conclusion paragraph

• restates the main idea of an essay
• summarizes the three subpoints of the essay
• leaves the reader with a final impression
• all of the above

persuasive writing 

• convinces
• entertains
• tells a story
• describes or paints a mental picture

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The introductory paragraph contains what?

• thesis statement, outline of the paper, hook
• outline of the paper, attention grabber, hook
• claim, position, attention grabber
• none of the above

narrative writing

• convinces
• tells a story
• describes or paints a picture
• none of these

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

indent

• one press of the tab button

• tap the spacebar several times

• press the enter button

• backspace twice

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4