2nd Quarter Vocabulary Review

The writer's attitude towards his or hers subject

• tone

• mood

• feelings

• moot

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

A references to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature

• simile

• reference

• figurative language

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Hint or clues about the meaning of a work

• connotation

• context clues

• author's purpose

• secrets

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

reason for writing; to express thoughts or feelings, to inform or explain, to persuade, or to entertain

• text features

• evidence

• author's purpose

• informational

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

the components of a story or article that are not the main body of the text; may include the table of contents, index, glossary, headings, bold words, sidebars, pictures, captions, and diagrams

• context clues

• author's purpose

• hook

• text features

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

ideas and emotions associated with a word; not its dictionary definition.

• denotation

• connotation

• thesis statement

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

the feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader

• tone

• topic sentence

• mood

• context clues

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true

• allusion

• introduction

• word choice

• figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

a specific piece of text that supports an author's point(s): facts, quotes, examples, statistics, eyewitness, or expert testimony

• introduction

• evidence

• text features

• thesis statement

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

nonfiction text meant to educate or explain something to the reader

• context clues

• text structure

• plagiarize

• informational

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D