NWEA reading vocabulary RIT 211-220

allusion

• A reference to a well known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
• A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effects.
• a small advertisement you put in a newspaper to buy or sell something
• one or more letters at the top of the page of a reference book to guide the reader in locating the word

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

appendix

• A section of additional information at the end of a document.
• A drawing intended to explain how something works
• one or more letters at the top of the page of a reference book to guide the reader in locating the word
• to describe the character

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

cause

• A person, thing or event that makes something happen
• A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. Example: I'm in a pickle.
• A small paper clipping that entitles the holder to savings on a product
• to describe the character

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

characterization

• Actions, dialogue, and narrative description that reveal a sense of a character's personality to the reader.
• a simple story illustrating a lesson
• Clues in a story that suggest later events
• A formal talk between people who have different opinions.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

characterize

• to describe the character
• a small advertisement you put in a newspaper to buy or sell something
• a children's story book that has lots of pictures in it
• A scene or event from the past that appears in a narrative out of chronological order, to fill in information or explain something in the present.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

chronological

• Arranged in order of time
• to tell a story
• A statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events.
• A section of additional information at the end of a document.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

classified ad

• a small advertisement you put in a newspaper to buy or sell something
• Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
• Arranged in order of time
• Actions, dialogue, and narrative description that reveal a sense of a character's personality to the reader.

connotation

• All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests
• Playing on words or speech sounds; Example: An orange says to a strawberry, "You are Berry special!"
• A formal talk between people who have different opinions.
• Attempts to convince readers to take a specific position.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

coupon

• A small paper clipping that entitles the holder to savings on a product
• Actions, dialogue, and narrative description that reveal a sense of a character's personality to the reader.
• Happens when the storyteller or narrator builds excitement in a scene, often prior to the climax.
• to tell a story

debate

• A formal talk between people who have different opinions.
• An unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what was intended or expected to happen.
• Attempts to convince readers to take a specific position.
• A subject tells what or whom the sentence is about.