FAST ELA VOCAB

Develop

• The way something is created or changed.

• A process of elimination.

• A method of analysis.

• A technique for memorization.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Relevant Details

• Details that are related to a subject or what is being discussed.

• Information that is irrelevant to the topic at hand.

• General knowledge that does not pertain to the discussion.

• Personal opinions that may not be factual.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Summarizing

• To briefly tell the main points of a text.

• To provide a detailed analysis of a text.

• To rewrite a text in a different style.

• To critique the arguments presented in a text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Theme

• The main character's journey in the story.

• The message, lesson, or big idea of a story.

• The setting where the story takes place.

• The sequence of events in the story.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Plot

• The sequence of events in a story that includes character, setting, problem, solution, and theme.

• The emotional response of the audience to a story.

• The physical location where the story takes place.

• The moral lesson that the story conveys.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Point of View

• The type of narration used, such as first or third person.

• A character's emotional state in a story.

• The setting of a story, including time and place.

• The main conflict that drives the plot forward.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Cause and effect

• A kind of text structure that describes a sequence of events.

• A type of narrative that focuses on character development.

• A kind of text structure that tells what happened and why it happened.

• A method of organizing information based on similarities.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Central Idea

• The main theme of a story.

• The most important idea of a text.

• A summary of the text's content.

• The author's opinion on a subject.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Text Structure

• The way a text is organized.

• The main idea of a text.

• The length of a text.

• The genre of a text.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Claim

• A statement that something is true or is a fact, although other people might not believe it.

• A request for something that is not deserved.

• An opinion that is widely accepted by everyone.

• A fact that can be proven with evidence.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D