Academic Vocabulary

This word means to gather information that the author has presented.

• reveal

• conclude

• suggest

• infer

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

This word means how the text is written. An example would be the author wrote paragraph 1 in cause/effect.

• excerpt

• organizational pattern

• logical order

• Italicize

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

When the author uses words to create a picture in your head.

• Imagery

• Plot

• Alliteration

• Sensory language

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When the author uses repeated words or italicized words to show something is important.

• reveal

• convey

• repetition

• emphasize

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A small part of a whole story.

• plot

• excerpt

• stanza

• suggest

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What type of question is this?

"The author wrote this selection mainly to-"

• Inference

• Central Idea

• Author's Purpose

• Word Meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What type of question is this?

"The author included paragraph 3 most likely to-"

• Inference

• Context Clues

• Author's Purpose

• organizational pattern

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is this question really asking?

"The sensory language in paragraph 1 helps the reader imagine-"

• What is the central idea of paragraph 1?

• How does the use of our 5 senses help us picture something?

• What is happening in paragraph 1?

• What senses is the author using in paragraph 1?

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What type of question is this?

"How does the author organize the information in paragraph 3?"

• Text Features

• Text Evidence

• Organizational pattern

• Central Idea

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

When finding the theme, you have to _________________ because the author will NOT come out and tell you the theme.

• guess

• predict

• use context clues

• infer

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D