NYS ELA Assessment - Vocabulary Words

Define illustrate

• paragraphs in a poem

• the main events in the story

• to add something

• to show, describe, tell, indicate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Define convey

• to reveal, show

• to summarize

• a problem in the story

• the lesson of the story

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

Define reveal

• the main events in the story

• to add something

• to show

• the overall feeling of the story

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Define contribute

• to describe or indicate

• to add to something

• the main events in the story

• differences between two things

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Define development

• how something is made, advanced, or elaborated

• to reveal or show

• how a problem is solved

• the main idea

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

Define theme

• the conflict of the story

• a summary of the story

• the main events

• the bigger message of the story

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

Define plot

• the overall feeling of the story

• the solution

• the problem of the story

• the main events in the story

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Define mood

• the overall feeling of the story (reader)

• to add to something

• the main events

• words to describe a person

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

Define tone

• the time and place

• the lesson

• the author's feelings/attitude toward the topic/subject in the story

• paragraphs in a poem

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Point of View

• a person's perspective, viewpoint, or feelings about something

• the setting of the story

• something that stands for/represents something else

• words to describe a person in the story

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4