7th Grade Springboard Unit 1 Vocabulary

What does denotation mean?

• Taking notes

• A mental note

• the exact, literal meaning of a word

• Thoughts

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

What does connotation mean?

• the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word — beyond its literal definition

• the literal definition of a word

• the result of a con artist's scheme

• a significant thought or idea

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is figurative language?

• figure skating on ice while speaking Spanish

• The exact literal definition of words

• a verb

• imaginative language that is not meant to be interpreted literally

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is a narrative?

• A type of writing that makes an argument

• a type of writing that tells a story or describes a sequence of events in an incident

• a type of writing that is informational

• an illustrated drawing

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What are sensory details?

• sensing one's surroundings via touch

• boring words

• words or information that appeal to the five senses

• pronouns

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is characterization?

• the methods a writer uses to develop characters; for example, through description, actions, and dialogue

• The development of the climax of the story

• The resolution of the story

• The main character of a story

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is a myth?

• A mythical creature named Herzog

• A nonfiction biography

• a traditional story that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the origins of the elements of nature

• A nonfiction piece of literature

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is a symbol?

• The climax of a story

• An unidentified flying object which has landed in another state

• A concept that has no meaning

• an object, a person, or a place that stands for something else

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is symbolism?

• the use of characterization

• the use of symbols

• the use of simile and metaphor

• the use of irony

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5