The Drummer Boy of Shiloh Essential Vocabulary

Which of these is a solemn occasion?

• a funeral

• a birthday party

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which could you describe as askew?

• a door shut tight

• a picture hanging crookedly

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What might you strew across a front yard?

• grass seeds

• a rake

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What action is done legitimately?

• registering to vote

• stealing a pack of gum

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which gesture makes someone appear resolute?

• standing up straight

• shrugging the shoulders.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What makes a muted sound?

• a car's horn

• a kitten under a blanket

Every story has a _____, the time and place in which the action occurs.

• plot

• conflict

• setting

• genre

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

____is set in the past and includes real places and events from the time period.

• fiction

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• fables

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

When you get a general sense of anxiety, sadness, giddiness, or some other emotion as you read a story, you are responding to the work's ___, the feeling or atmosphere the author creates for readers.

• mood

• tone

• attitute

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Language that appeals to the five senses

• setting

• symbol

• allusion

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5