Unit 3 Vocab (Texas 8th RLA)

The main point or underlying direction of a piece of writing

• Text structure

• Active voice

• Controlling idea/thesis

• Credibility

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The stage in the writing process when you correct mechanics, grammar, and spelling?

• Research Plan

• Paraphrase

• Inquiry

• Editing

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A source created by someone who was present at the event (an eye witness)

• Primary sources

• Reliable source

• Plagiarism

• Secondary sources

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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

• Text structure

• Inquiry

• Informational text

• Summarize

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The sentence structure in which the subject performs the action of the verb. Example:John hit the ball.

• Graphic feature

• Consistent tense

• Active voice

• Passive voice

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The use of the same verb tense throughout a sentence, paragraph, or essay

• Text/print feature

• Consistent tense

• Active voice

• Paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

A source that was NOT an eyewitness to the original account of an event or experience

• Primary sources

• Reliable source

• Secondary sources

• Plagiarism

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Someone who is reliable and trustworthy and has expertise on a topic is consider to have _____________

• Research Plan

• Key ideas

• Editing

• Credibility

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The process of restating the information in one's own words

• Paraphrase

• Summarize

• Active voice

• Consistent tense

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the term for the structure of a text or how the parts of a text are put together (example: poems are written in stanzas)?

• Text structure

• Informational Text

• Graphic feature

• Consistent tense

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5