ELA Domain Vocabulary

Affix

• the term referring to both a prefix and a suffix

• a person, animal, or an imaginary creature in literature work

• an opposing viewpoint

• the voice that tells the story

Antagonist

• introduced characters as well as the setting

• the opponent of the main character (usually the bad guy)

• the turning point in the story

• a type of literature meant to be performed by actors

Antonym

• phrase or expression that means something different

• a story handed down about a specific person

• a special kind of contrast

• a word that is opposite in meaning to another word

Atlas

• a bound collection of maps often including illustrations, informative tables, or textual matter

• an annual reference book containing summaries or information on particular subjects

• a narrative piece that is part of the oral or written tradition

• a list of academic or technical words

Bandwagon

• a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated

• a persuasive technique that attempts to get people to follow the crowd using the logical fallacy that, since "everyone else likes it" it must be good

• to use examples to show how things are similar

• a book containing a selection of individual words

Cause/Effect

• writing that explains or informs through the use of facts

• a problem or struggle between a character and an outside force

• a category or type of literature

• a strategy for analyzing a subject by examining the reasons for specific actions or events and the consequences or results of these events

Character

• a person, animal, or an imaginary creature in literary work

• a special kind of contrast between appearance and reality

• a type of fiction

• a belief or conclusion not supported by evidence

Climax

• a figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human characteristics

• the turning point in the story and the moment of greatest suspense

• the numbered notes or comments at the bottom or side of a page

• the narrator is a character in the story

Compare

• to use examples to show how things are similar and different, with greater emphasis on similarities

• phrase or expression that means something different

• a category or type of literature based on its style

• a narrative piece that is part of the oral or written tradition

Conflict

• printed material that is specifically intended to instruct the reader as to how to complete or perform a task

• words that are slanted for or against a topic

• the problem or struggle between or among opposing forces that triggers the action in literature

• to use examples to show how things are different in one or more important ways