Academic Vocabulary (CRM 3.3)

a comparison of two things, saying one thing is another (example: Jake was a brain)

• PIE

• metaphor

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

language that is not literal (such as similes and personification)

• figurative language

• author's purpose

• central idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

to show or explain (for example, an author may convey their main point using facts and charts)

• convey

• simile

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

why an author wrote the text (to persuade, inform, or entertain)

• word choice

• author's purpose

• perspective

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

figurative language that describes an object as if it were alive (example: The rain seemed to be giving the grass a bath)

• simile

• author's purpose

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

the attitude an author has towards a topic

• perspective

• text structure

• convey

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

to add to something. (For example, a certain paragraph in a text can contribute important details that develop the central idea)

• metaphor

• contribute

• folktale

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

the words and language an author uses to develop their ideas

• essay

• central idea

• word choice

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

a comparison of two things using like or as (ex: He was as skinny as a twig)

• simile

• text structure

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

to highlight, circle, and underline key information and details in a text

• figurative language

• word choice

• mark the text

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D