4th Grade Academic Vocabulary

the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze, etc.); the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work

• I have no idea

• figurative language

• compound sentence

• Authors Purpose

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

 a sentence composed of at least two independent clauses linked with a conjunction or semicolon

• compound sentence

• editing

• figurative language

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

a stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling

• figurative language

• Editing

• imagination

• word choice

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices

• idiom

• metaphor

• Figurative Language

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

an expression that has a different meaning from the literal meaning of its individual words.

• text evidence

• metaphor

• simile

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

the use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions. Imagery can be used for emotional effect and to intensify the impact on the reader.

• imagery

• image

• imagin

• imagination

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

an act of searching for information or knowledge about a particular subject or topic

• compound sentence

• Inquiry

• probe

• investigate

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

visualizing physical details from a text such as actions, characters, scenes, events, and setting

• genre

• structure

• Mental image

• edit

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

a subtle comparison in which the author describes a person or thing using words that are not meant to be taken literally

• metaphore

• simile

• idiom

• allusions

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

one or more letters placed before a root or base word that changes the meaning of the word

• root words

• word choice

• suffix

• Prefix

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A