55 Critical (very important) words you must know

Break something down into it's parts

• analyze

• articulate

• guess

• describe

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

Express clearly

• predict

• speak

• articulate

• match

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

To quote what someone says or has written.

• sight

• cite

• contrast

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

To find likenesses, or similar

• answer

• contrast

• compare

• quote

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

To understand what you have read or heard

• comprehend

• guess

• predict

• classify

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

To find the differences

• analyze

• cite

• compare

• contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

The people or animals in the story

• characters

• plot

• setting

• point of view

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

A series of events that make up a story

• plot

• characters

• contrast

• describe

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Where and when the story takes place

• setting

• city

• comprehend

• fiction

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

To show something clearly

• cite

• comprehend

• tell

• demonstrate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B