SBAC English Vocabulary

Theme

• A literary device used to create suspense in a story.

• The main character's journey throughout the narrative.

• The meaning, moral, or message about life or human nature that is communicated by a literary work.

• A specific event that occurs in the plot of a story.

Evidence/quote

• A personal opinion or belief

• A fact, detail, statistic, expert opinion, or example

• A fictional story or anecdote

• A random guess or assumption

Counterargument/counterclaim

• a point of agreement

• opposite point of view

• a supporting argument

• a neutral stance

Author’s point of view or perspective

• the author's beliefs or attitudes as expressed in his or her work

• the factual information presented in the text

• the emotional response of the reader to the text

• the historical context surrounding the author's life

Clarify

• make clear or less confused

• to confuse further

• to obscure meaning

• to complicate a situation

Develop

• set forth or make clear by degrees or in detail

• to create or produce something new

• to grow or increase over time

• to improve or enhance a skill

Justify

• show to be right by providing proof

• to make a claim without evidence

• to argue against a point

• to summarize a statement

Argue

• provide reasons or evidence to support an idea or position with the purpose of persuading others to share one’s view

• to express a disagreement or opposition to a particular idea

• to summarize a topic without taking a stance

• to present a question for discussion or consideration

Apply

• put to use for a purpose

• to remove or take away

• to create or generate

• to ignore or overlook

Reasons

• information to support an argument

• a type of logical fallacy

• a method of persuasion

• a summary of facts