ELA Academic Vocabulary I

What word means using few words to give the most important information about something written or spoken?

(a)  

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Which word means to combine evidence and background knowledge to draw a logical conclusion?

(a)  

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

What word means the end of an essay or paragraph that serves to summarize?

(a)  

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Involving the feelings associated with a word in addition to the primary meaning(the feeling)

• connotative

• denotative

• theme

• cite

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

key details

• the author's reason for writing a text
• the most important words or phrases
• the subject of a text or discussion

• a method of storytelling where the narrator is not a character in the story

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

summarize

• the beginning of a text or discussion

• the end of the story where the conflict is resolved by the characters

• to make a short statement that contains the most important ideas of a longer text

• to figure out

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

What is characterization?

• A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.

• The main character in a story.

• The main character's opponent in a story. The character who is trying to stop the main character from achieving a goal.

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

identify

• to recognize and name
• patterns used by authors to organize texts

• the subject of a text or discussion

• to hold up or reinforce

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

_______ why the main character chose not to go to the birthday party.

• Define

• Contrast

• Explain

• Integrate

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

What is to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of?

• Evaluate

• Identify

• Synthesize

• Analyze

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2