PSSA Vocabulary Part 2 ELA

__________________________ is the author's intent to inform, to entertain, or to persuade.

• Author's purpose

• Bias

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

__________________________ is a judgment based on a personal point of view.

• Author's purpose

• Bias

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

__________________________ is the author's central thought; the topic of a paragraph.

• Author's purpose

• Bias

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

___________________________ is the story of a person's life written by someone other than the subject of the work.

• Biography

• Autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

___________________________ is the story of a person's life written by himself or herself.

• Biography

• Autobiography

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

___________________________ is when a cause statement stems from actions and events, and effects are what happen as a result.

• Cause and Effect

• Compare

• Contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

___________________________ is when an author places characters, situations, or ideas together to show common or differing features in literary selections.

• Cause and Effect

• Compare

• Contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

___________________________ is when an author compares or appraises difference.

• Cause and Effect

• Compare

• Contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

An ______________________ is a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers.

• editorial

• fiction piece

• nonfiction piece

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

__________________ is factual writing that is designed primarily to explain, argue, instruct, or describe rather than entertain.

• Editorial

• Nonfiction

• Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5