Domain Specific Words

What is jargon?

• words that are silly

• words that are specific to an area a study

• words that are slang

• words that describe nouns

Given the task to write an essay about literature, what would be a good domain specific vocabulary word to use?

• plot

• characterization

• dialogue

• all of the above

Read the sentence below; identify a domain specific vocabulary word in it. After reading the novel, it is clear that the author’s use of setting is meant a symbol for bravery.

• symbol

• bravery

• use

• author’s

What word in the following sentence is a domain specific vocabulary word? An animal’s predatory instincts are what helps it survive when it needs food or protection.

• instinct

• animal

• food

• protection

Domain specific words include ______.

• words that belong in ELA class: narrator, dynamic, protagonist, etc.

• transition phrases

• a good thesis

• the title and author

are technical or jargon words important to a particular subject

• Domain-Specific Words

• Academic Vocabulary

• Key details

• Unknown words

content- specific words that are not generally used in conversation

• supporting evidence

• key details

• domain-specific vocabulary

• main idea

Which of the following is an example of domain-specific vocabulary in science?

• noun

• stratosphere

• patriot

• cow

What word in the following sentence is a domain specific vocabulary word? The economy is governed by supply and demand. The market is what drives the economy and the economy is what capitalism is based upon.

• market

• economy

• capitalism

• all of the above

Domain-Specific vocabulary...

• words about a particular/specific topic

• words you might find in informational texts on many different topics