Academic Vocabulary Words

What does a claim need to be supported by?

• Your opinion

• Evidence

• An inference

• A prediction

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Tanya was researching Hank Aaron and his impact on major league baseball. She found an article that contained many important facts and was about to copy and paste the best parts into her document, but then she remembered that she needed to do this so that she wasn't accused of plagiarizing.

• Tanya needed to copy the link to the website she used.

• Tanya needed to hide where she found her information.

• Tanya needed to change a few words around.

• Tanya needed to paraphrase and put the information into her own words.

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Identify the mood of the passage: Each and every hair on Mary's arms stood at attention as she slowly reached for the doorknob. She felt her fingertips grip the icy cold brass. She could hear every beat of her heart thumping as she twisted the creaky knob. She closed her eyes, unsure of what she would find behind the door.

• anxious

• happy

• peaceful

• angry

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Important dates, numbers, details, and quotes from a text are all examples of what?

• claims

• reasons

• evidence

• inferences

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

This tells what the text or part of a text is mostly about.

• claim

• central idea

• evidence

• inference

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is an inference that we can make so far about the main character of Ghost?

• He's not very smart.

• His mom works at a hospital.

• He likes sunflower seeds.

• He is an only child.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the tone of the sentence below?

I want to go to the store, NOW!!

• calm

• impatient

• worried

• surprised

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What could Sam do if his teacher told him that he needed to support his answer?

• Explain his answer in more detail.

• Include more examples in his answer.

• Give specific reasons to prove his point.

• All of these.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What could be a possible theme of a text?

• Don't leave the stove when you are cooking because you might burn your food.

• The girl walked carefully down the hall, trying not to wake her parents.

• Going through difficult experiences can make you stronger.

• Friendship

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

How do characters contribute to a story?

• Characters don't contribute to a story at all.

• They move the story forward, create problems, and help the reader understand the theme.

• They tell the reader about the setting.

• They have many different character traits that are interesting.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D