Unit 3 Vocabulary

1.  the intended group for a message

• Audience
• Controlling idea

• paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

1.  the reason an author writes about a particular topic 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

1.  the main point or direction of a piece of writing

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

1. picture or other image within a text

• Text Structure

• Illustration

• Graphic Feature

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

1.  a text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

1. restate the meaning of something in different words.

• Paraphrase
• Summarize

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

1. to reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea.

• Paraphrase

• Summarize

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

1.  the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text 

• Text Feature

• Text Structure

• Graphic Feature

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

1.  any characteristic of the text outside the main body of the text that helps convey meaning

• Text Structure

• Text Feature

• Graphic Feature

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

1. author describes a topic in detail

• Description
• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.7.6