6th Grade Vocabulary

resilience

• silence

• a person's vulnerable state

• the personal strength that helps most people cope

• weakness

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

stylistic devices

• the point from which the story is told

• A general term referring to all elements that contribute to the "style" or manner of a given piece of writing

• central idea of a work of literature

• the main part

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

point of view

• the point from which the story is told

• first person

• third person

• second person

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

theme

• cope

• the point from which the story is told

• how the characters in a story feel and act

• central idea of a work of literature

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

sympathy

• feeling bad for yourself

• feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune

• the ability to understand and share the feelings of another

• a lack of empathy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

figurative language

• writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally

• writing or speech that IS meant to be taken literally

• writing in which author's purpose is to inform or explain the subject to the reader

• writing that states the opinion of the writer and attempts to influence the reader

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

defer

• when things are very different

• when something is difficult

• someone who is determined

• to put aside until later

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

essence

• the main part

• a kind of oil

• acting something out

• a skill in writing

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

initial

• occuring in the middle

• occuring at the end

• occuring at the beginning

• the letter used to represent your name

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

devastation

• destruction

• destination

• differing in opinions

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E