Vocabulary

Theme

• The main idea of a story

• The lesson learned in a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

Dialogue

• When characters encounter conflict in a story

• When characters are speaking to one another through verbal communication

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

Emphasize

• Place importance on something

• To explore

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

Author’s Purpose

• Reason why an author writes a story

• Lesson the author learns from the story

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

Main Idea

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

Infer/Conclude

• To develop an opinion based on evidence provided

• To develop a theme of a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

Nonfiction

• Characters, Setting, Problem, Solution, Theme

• Main Idea, Author’s Purpose, Text Structure

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

Context Clues

• Clues to help the reader understand the meaning of a word.

• The underlined or bolded word in a text

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Imagery

• Visual representation using figurative language

• A visual representation using author’s purpose

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Cause & Effect

• Text Feature

• Text Structure

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D