Georgia Milestones 7ELA Vocabulary

To come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the passage.

• Central Idea

• Inference

• Fact

• Connotation

The explicit/dictionary meaning of the word.

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Figurative Language

• Genre

The attitude of the author about a subject or audience. This can be determined by the language used in the text.

• Connotation

• Technical Meaning

• Mood

• Tone

An organizational structure in which a series of events happened. Arranged in order of time.

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological Order

• Order of Importance

• Problem and Solution

An author's intention for writing.

• Author's Organization

• Author's Tone

• Author's Purpose

• Author's Point of View

The opinion of the author.

• Mood

• Tone

• Point of View

• Evidence

A word or phrase that links one idea to the next.

• Transition

• Cohesion

• Multimedia

• Topic

Ends a piece of writing by summarizing the main purpose of the writing.

• Evidence

• Transition

• Thesis Statement

• Concluding Statement

The people who will be reading the writing.

• Author

• Audience

• Bias

• Credibility

Using someone else's ideas and expressing them in your own words.

• Plagiarism

• Paraphrasing

• Editing

• Drafting