ELA: Domain Specific Vocab

What is a character?

• The time and place of a story

• A person or animal in a story

• The main idea of a text

• A category of literature

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is a setting?

• The sequence of events in a story

• The main idea or message of a story

• The time and place where a story occurs

• A conversation between characters

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is a plot?

• The central point of a text

• The sequence of events in a story

• A brief retelling of main points

• The background information of a text

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is a theme?

• The main idea or message of a story

• The characters in a story

• The author’s reason for writing

• A personal belief or judgment

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is a narrative?

• A conversation between characters

• A story or account of events

• The time and place of a story

• The central point of a text

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is dialogue?

• A conversation between characters in a story

• The time and place where a story occurs

• The sequence of events in a story

• The author's reason for writing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is a genre?

• A personal belief or judgment

• A category of literature

• The main idea or message of a story

• The background information of a text

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is context?

• The background information that helps explain a text

• The central point of a text

• A conclusion drawn from evidence

• The author's reason for writing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

What does it mean to summarize?

• To retell the main points of a text briefly

• To examine the differences between two things

• To use words that make up a language

• To prove a statement true or false

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is an inference?

• A statement that can be proven true or false

• A conclusion drawn from evidence in the text

• The main idea of a text

• A category of literature

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4