October 17th RLA Vocab Assessment

Definition: Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

• brainstorm

• figurative language

• syntax

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Definition: to correct or improve

• revise

• analyze

• paraphrase

• conclude

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4B

Definition: the first version of a piece of writing

• final draft

• brainstorm

• formal outline

• rough draft

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Definition: to produce ideas and ways of solving problems

• draft

• conclude

• brainstorm

• edit

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Definition: A category or type of literature (or of art, music, etc.) characterized by a particular form, style, or content (Sci-fi, Fairy Tale, Myth)

• topic

• brainstorm

• genre

• fiction

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Definition: story of a person's life written by another person

• essay

• autobiography

• biography

• autograph

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Definition: the subject or main idea being discussed or written about

• time

• topic

• summary

• purpose

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Definition: a brief statement or account of the main points of something.

• record

• agenda

• summary

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Definition: the underlying message, moral, or insight that a story conveys about life or the human condition; What it teaches me

• brainstorm

• theme

• summary

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Definition: the author's method of organizing text: compare/contrast, fact/opinion, cause/effect, problem/solution, describe, chronological/sequencing

• exposition structures

• character traits

• cause structures

• text structures

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D