Eligible Content Vocabulary Week 1

Academic Words/ Phrases

• Words and phrases that frequently occur in various contexts and topics and play important roles across different content areas (e.g., theory, discourse, justify, analyze).

• To disclose agreement with; to recognize as valid.

• A word or phrase that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.

• A word that modifies or describes a verb, adverb, or adjective.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Acknowledge

• To disclose agreement with; to recognize as valid.

• A word or phrase that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.

• A word that modifies or describes a verb, adverb, or adjective.

• One or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word (e.g., a prefix or suffix).

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Adjective

• A word or phrase that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.

• A word that modifies or describes a verb, adverb, or adjective.

• One or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word (e.g., a prefix or suffix).

• The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Adverb

• A word that modifies or describes a verb, adverb, or adjective.

• One or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word (e.g., a prefix or suffix).

• The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.

• An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Alliteration

• The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.

• An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event.

• An extended comparison showing the similarities between two things.

• Using a close reading of text(s) to examine the relationships/connections among ideas, details, and/or examples referenced therein, as directed by a task.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Affix

• One or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word (e.g., a prefix or suffix).

• The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.

• An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event.

• An extended comparison showing the similarities between two things.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Allusion

• An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event.

• An extended comparison showing the similarities between two things.

• Using a close reading of text(s) to examine the relationships/connections among ideas, details, and/or examples referenced therein, as directed by a task.

• A short account of a particular incident or event.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Analogy

• An extended comparison showing the similarities between two things.

• Using a close reading of text(s) to examine the relationships/connections among ideas, details, and/or examples referenced therein, as directed by a task.

• A short account of a particular incident or event.

• The noun to which a pronoun refers

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Analysis

• Using a close reading of text(s) to examine the relationships/connections among ideas, details, and/or examples referenced therein, as directed by a task.

• A short account of a particular incident or event.

• The noun to which a pronoun refers

• The position or claim the writer establishes.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Anecdote

• A short account of a particular incident or event.

• The noun to which a pronoun refers

• The position or claim the writer establishes.

• Writing that supports a position on or a claim about a particular topic through the use of logic, reasons, and evidence, often acknowledging and/or developing a counterclaim.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D