ELA Vocabulary

A lesson, message, or moral of a text

• setting

• theme

• tone

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

To look at how something changes from one thing to another

• word choice

• contrast

• develop or development

• compare

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does it mean to" infer"?

• a retelling

• you guess about the setting

• the 3 big economic questions

• to draw a conclusion based on information that was provided in a text

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does it mean when someone "states" something?

• You have to guess what they mean

• to make someone think a certain way about a topic

• They express it directly

• we have 50 of them

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the meaning of the word "figurative"?

• literal

• small numbers

• symbolic, not literal

• explained

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is another word for "significant"?

• not important

• foreshadowing

• important

• small in size

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What is the meaning of the word "excerpt"?

• a part, sample

• exception to the rule

• someone who knows a lot of information

• the entire story

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Information that is not stated directly but is hinted at through clues in the text is

• conflict
• implied
• internal
• external

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Context clues can help the reader to ___________ the meaning of vocabulary words.

• implied
• contrast
• infer
• summarize

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What word explains the overall sequence of events in a literary work?

• Plot
• Metaphor
• Resolution
• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3