ELA Academic Vocabulary

The _____ is a struggle between opposing forces.

It is also known as the problem.

(Hint: there are many different types.
Some are shown in the image)

• rising action

• conflict

• climax

• protagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The _____ is a wriTer's aTTiTude about a Topic.

(hint: attitude is what a grownup is talking about when they say "watch your ___!")

• energy

• Tone

• idea

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The _____ is the emOtiOnal feeling Of the stOry.

• mOOd

• energy

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The ​ (a)   is a writer's attitude about a topic.

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The ​ (b)   ​ is the emotional feeling of the story.

• energy

• Tone
• setting

• mood

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is the tone of the following sentence?

"'Here we go again,' he moaned, as he watched the other team score yet another goal."

• joy

• fury

• excitement

• frustration

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The ____ includes the time, place, and atmosphere (vibe).

• antagonist

• protagonist

• setting

• mood

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The main character in a story. AKA the hero:

• antagonist

• resolution

• protagonist

• setting

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A hint about something to come:

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• doh!

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A pause in the story to go to something that happened previously (in the past).

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• umm wha?

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Match each term to its definition.

• Setting

• A hint or clue about what will happen later:

• Foreshadowing

• The time, place, and atmosphere (vibe) of a story are the _____.

• Theme

• The big idea or message
  You find it repeated in multiple places in a story.

• Flashback

• A break in a story that tells about something that happened at an earlier time:

• Protagonist

• The main character in a story

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C