6th grade academic vocabulary

the lesson the author wants to teach you

• convey

• central idea

• author's purpose

• inference

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

a short and brief statement, using the 5w's

• summary

• theme

• inference

• central idea

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

to make known

• author's purpose

• distinguish

• convey

• inference

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

the lesson or moral of the story

• point of view

• persuade

• theme

• claim

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

an educated guess using background knowledge and context clues

• inference

• summary

• evidence

• central idea

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

the reason the author wrote the text

• evidence

• persuade

• inference

• author's purpose

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

the author is trying to give you information about the text

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

• explain

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

the author is trying to get you to try or do something

• persuade

• entertain

• explain

• inform

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

analyzing a character through their thoughts, feelings, words, and actions

• details

• character analysis

• inference

• traits

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

the author is trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping your attention

• inform

• entertain

• explain

• persuade

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D