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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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