Nonfiction Vocab

Match the definition to the correct vocab word:

to have an influence on or affect a change in something

• affect

• ensure

• specify

• memoir

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Match the definition to the correct vocab word:

writing that tells about real people, places, and events

• memoir

• point of view

• nonfiction

• claim

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Match the vocab word to the correct definition:

central idea

• the writer's position on an issue or problem

• a one-sentence statement that sums up the most important ideas of a speech

• the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

• to state exactly or in detail what you want or need

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Match the vocab word to the correct definition:

Metaphor

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

• Give an account of the similarities between two (or more) items or situations

• A comparison without using like or as

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A simile is a comparison _________ like or as

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following should you always include when writing an essay or ICERS response?

• claim

• element

• author's purpose

• central idea

• point of view

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Match the definition to the correct vocab word:

Give an account of the differences between two (or more) items or situations

• central idea

• contrast

• author's purpose

• compare

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Match the definition to the correct vocab word:

The reason the author has for writing. (Inform, persuade, or entertain)

• claim

• point of view

• author's purpose

• memoir

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Match the vocab word to the correct definition:

memoir

• the writer's position on an issue or problem

• writing that tells about real people, places, and events

• the perspective from which a story is told (1st, 2nd, or 3rd)

• an autobiographical form of writing in which the author tells about specific personal experiences

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Match the vocab word to the correct definition:

point of view

• the perspective from which a story is told (1st, 2nd, or 3rd person)

• the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

• The reason the author has for writing. ( Inform, persuade, or entertain)

• to be active and involved in something or to share in something

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6