Academic Vocabulary

Information or details that an author includes within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.

• context clue

• text evidence

• annotate

• theme

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Any information collected from an original source that is used to support a response/thesis or prove an argument.

• context clue

• text evidence

• annotate

• theme

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

To interact with a text by adding comments or notes in order to record significant features and/or add personal insights that may enhance one’s understanding of the text while reading.

• context clue

• text evidence

• annotate

• theme

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The explicit or implied central or universal idea of a literary work that often speaks to the human experience or condition.

• context clue

• text evidence

• annotate

• theme

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Usually a person or animal in a story who contributes to the plot in some way.

• character

• conflict

• plot

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The main problem in a story that often is the result of an internal or external struggle or confrontation.

• character

• conflict

• plot

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The main events of a story, play, or other literary work. These events may or may not be told in the order that they occur.

• character

• conflict

• plot

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The conclusion of a story's conflict, where any unanswered questions or "loose ends" are addressed for the reader.

• character

• conflict

• plot

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A classification system used to organize texts into categories, such as poetry, drama, literary fiction, informational nonfiction, and so on.

• genre

• argument

• appeal

• claim

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A text or speech intended to prove a point through the use of reasoning and evidence.

• genre

• argument

• appeal

• claim

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D