Essential Terms Unit 2 Vocabulary- English 9

an author's attitude toward his or her audience and subject

• mood

• tone

• connotation

• irony

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

evidence used to support an analysis or position

• theme

• tone

• textual evidence

• author's purpose

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

a writer's distinctive "sound" or way of "speaking" on the page

• mood

• tone

• denotation

• voice

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

use of language that appeals to your five senses

• foreshadowing

• imagery

• diction

• irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

the author's choice of words, especially with regard to range of vocabulary

• diction

• historical fiction

• tone

• mood

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

the dictionary definition of the word

• connotation

• alliteration

• denotation

• archetype

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

the set of ideas associated with the word in addition to the dictionary definition

• connotation

• denotation

• consonance

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

• figurative language

• denotation

• author's purpose

• syntax

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

the author's attitude toward the audience or subject

• mood

• author's purpose

• tone

• syntax

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic. The author must decide whether the purpose is to inform, entertain, or persuade.

• author's purpose

• fiction

• tone

• attitude

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D