Academic Vocabulary and Key Words

The author's reasons for using particular details and descriptions for organizing the text in a certain way.

• author's purpose

• selection

• motivation

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

In persuasive writing, a statement in which the author takes a specific position on a topic.

• Claim

• Conflict

• Imagery

• Sensory Language

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

In fiction, some sort of struggle between characters or circumstances that must be overcome.

• Conflict

• Foreshadowing

• Simile

• Stanza

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The emotional meaning or association connected to a word.

• Connotation

• Excerpt

• Diary

• Autobiography

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

The group of words or sentences surrounding an unfamiliar word.

• Context clues

• Playwright

• Connotation

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

The dictionary definition of a specific word.

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Selection

• Claim

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

Facts or pieces of information that support an idea in informational or argumentative writing.

• Details

• Foreshadowing

• Simile

• Stanza

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

A part of passage or poem, not necessarily a full sentence.

• Excerpt

• External Conflict

• Motivation

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

Conflict between a character and outside forces or other characters.

• External conflict

• Internal conflict

• Conflict

• Literary Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

Language--like similes, metaphors, and personification--that is used in a non-literal manner.

• Figurative Language

• Author's Purpose

• Sensory Language

• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6