5th ELA Vocabulary

Central thought or idea of a reading passage.

• summary

• main idea

• supporting detail

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Brief retelling of the main idea and main supporting details of a text.

• main idea

• summary

• supporting detail

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.SL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.8

Evidence to back up the main idea.

• main idea

• summary

• supporting detail

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.W.5.1B

Category used to classify literary and other works, usually by form, technique, or content.

• genre

• literary text

• informational text

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

Text that contains facts and details.

• nonfiction

• fiction

• genre

Novel, short story, realistic fiction, historical fiction, fable, legend, fairy tale, myth, fantasy

• nonfiction

• fiction

• biography

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

a play written to be acted out on stage; may have a narrator in addition to the characters, and usually includes stage direction

• fiction

• drama

• poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

a type of writing with short lines and stanzas; often has rhythm; may contain literary devices such as metaphor, simile, personification, imagery

• poetry

• fiction

• drama

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Put something into one's own words clarifying the statement using simpler words.

• paraphrase

• description

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.W.5.8

reason why an author writes about a specific topic

• author's purpose

• implied purpose

• point of view