EOC Vocab

Match the following

• Suffix

• A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or how it’s used.

• Root Word

• A letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

• Affix

• The basic part of a word that gives it its main meaning.

• Prefix

• A general term for any part (like a prefix or suffix) added to a word to change its meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Match the following

• Rising Action

• When something happens that is the opposite of what you expect.

• Flashback

• Events in a story that build tension and lead to the climax.

• Irony

• A character who is very different from another to highlight their traits.

• Character Foil

• When a story goes back to an earlier time to show something important.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Match the following

• Message

• A story told out of order, using flash s, or jumps in time.

• Non-Linear Plot

• A story told in the order events happen, from beginning to end.

• Unresolved

• When a story or problem ends without a clear solution.

• Linear Plot

• The main idea or lesson the author wants to share.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Match the following

• Speaker

• The voice talking in a poem or story.

• Sensory Language

• A group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph.

• Juxtaposition

• Words that describe how something looks, sounds, smells, feels, etc.

• Stanza

• Two things placed close together for comparison or interesting effect.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Match the following

• Line

• A comparison that shows how two things are similar.

• Analogy

• The rhythm, tone, and expression used when reading aloud.

• Mood

• The feeling or atmosphere a text creates for the reader.

• Prosody

• A single row of words in a poem.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Match the following

• Dialogue

• A part of a play, movie, or story that happens in one place and at one time.

• Playwright

• Instructions in a play that tell actors what to do or where to go.

• Stage Directions

• The words characters say to each other.

• Scene

• The person who writes a play.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Match the following

• Setting

• The time and location where a story takes place.

• Soliloquy

• A speech where a character talks to themselves to share their thoughts with the audience.

• Staging

• How a play is presented, including the set, props, and movements of the actors.

• Satire

• A type of writing that uses humor to criticize or point out problems in society.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Match the following

• Intended Audience

• The writer’s main idea or argument.

• Cite Sources

• Facts or proof based on science.

• Claim

• Giving credit to where you found information.

• Scientific Evidence

• The people the writer or speaker wants to reach.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Match the following

• Audience

• The way a text is organized or put together.

• Structure

• The most important point or message in a text.

• Key Idea

• A claim or opinion supported by reasons and evidence.

• Argument

• The people the author writes for or speaks to.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Match the following

• Controlling Idea

• The exact words someone said or wrote.

• Thesis

•  The main idea of an essay or argument.

• Quotation

• The big idea that guides a piece of writing.

• Organizational Pattern

• The way a text is structured, like cause and effect or sequence.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2