TN Ready Reading Academic Vocabulary 3rd grade

What is a genre?

• made-up story

• type of story

• story that is made up but could happen in real life

• book about a real person’s life written by someone else

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is cause?

• why something happens

• what happens

• where and when a story takes place

• type of story

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What is effect?

• why something happens

• what happens

• made-up story

• type of story

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What is realistic fiction?

• a fiction story that has magic, spells, witches wizards, fairies, etc. and could never happen in real life

• a story that is made up but takes place in a real historical time period

• book that is real; about real people or things

• story that is made up but could happen in real life

What is biography?

• a story that is made up but takes place in a real historical time period

• a story that teaches a lesson; mostly has animals as the main characters

• book about a real person’s life written by someone else

• made-up story

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is fiction?

• book that is real; about real people or things

• lesson you learn from a story

• where and when a story takes place

• made-up story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

What is nonfiction?

• book that is real; about real people or things

• where and when a story takes place

• made-up story

• lesson you learn from a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is theme?

• lesson that can be learned from a story

• a story that teaches a lesson; mostly has animals as the main characters

• in nonfiction books; gives meaning of words

• using evidence/clues to answer a question

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is main idea?

• where and when a story takes place

• lesson you learn from a story

• what the story is mostly about; author’s purpose for writing

• in nonfiction books; gives meaning of words

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

What is setting?

• ABC order by subject found in the back of the book with page numbers

• tell how things are different

• where and when a story takes place

• tell how things are alike

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.6.3