7A Unit 3 Study Guide Vocabulary

What is a comparison?

• Identifying how things are different

• Identifying how things are similar or alike

• Looking up a definition

• Finding a resolution

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is fiction?

• historical writing that involves events that actually took place

• all poems and short stories

• narrative writing that consists of people and events that are imaginary

• a lab book that is used in science class

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

How can an author illustrate an idea with words?

• define the meaning of unknown words

• draw a picture

• by using graphs and charts

• explain the meaning of information or a character's actions

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

How do author's convey ideas?

• by providing examples or explanations

• by using context clues to define words

• by identifying comparisons between settings

• by repeating words for emphasis

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

How do you contrast ideas ?

• Identifying how things are different

• Identifying how things are the same

• by comparing character traits

• by identifying the setting

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is rhyme scheme?

• an evil plan by the antagonist in the story

• repeating words in a poem

• Identifying how things are different

• pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does a transition word or phrase do?

• changes the meaning of a word

• shows the relationship between paragraphs or sections of a text or speech

• provides a conclusion in a sentence

• makes writing confusing and hard to understand

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

What is your identity?

• the main character in a story

• how others see you

• where you live

• who are what you are

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

What is an inference?

• a prediction about what will happen before reading

• the description of the time and place

• an explanation of the protagonist and antagonist

• a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning after reading

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is a myth?

• a book of poems, primarily about animals

• a traditional story usually dealing with history and supernatural beings

• an historical account based on facts

• a fairy tale based on the author's imagination

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D