Unit 1 Vocabulary - RLA On-Level

Text Evidence

• Text evidence refers to paraphrased or directly quoted details from a text that support a reader's claim, thought, inference, or analysis about the text.

• Text evidence is a type of legal document.

• Text evidence is a reference to text messages.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Synthesize

• A type of legal document.

• A type of lab equipment.

• Combining elements and parts to form a coherent whole.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Summarize

• The act of making a story unnecessarily long.

• A type of special dance in folk lore.

• The act of reducing a story to its most important parts.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Research Process

• A type of game played by researchers.

• Research process is a structured timeline that involves initial steps to find accurate, significant, and relevant sources and details.

• The act of conducting experiments without any plan whatsoever.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Reliable Source

• A qualified and dependable source for information - credible and true.

• A term used for an untrustworthy individual.

• The best for up to date computer software.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Plagiarize

• A type of plant used in the field of sports medicine.

• The act of writing your own work from original thoughts and inspiration.

• The act of copying someone else's ideas or work without giving them credit and / or claiming it as your own.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Paraphrase

• A spell cast by mages in order to simplify a word's meaning.

• The act of adding more confusion to a text than is necessary.

• Simplifying a passage in clear terms to be more universally understood.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Note-taking / Note-making

• The act of stealing other peoples' notes.

• Writing about an opposite topic than the one presented at the time.

• The study-skill used in order to summarize ideas delivered on a topic, aiding in retention of information.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Key Ideas

• Main concepts or points in a text
• The color of the cover of a book
• The number of pages in a book
• The author of a book

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Inquiry

• A formal investigation into a subject or topic.

• A type of bird used to measure the temperature.

• A musical instrument made to mix *only* cold soups.

• A kind of food for poor people.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C