A word part that is "fixed to" either the beginnings of words (prefixes) or the endings of words (suffixes). For example, the word disrespectful has two affixes, a prefix (dis-) and a suffix (-ful).

The degree of correspondence among or connection between parts, ideas, concepts, or constructs.

The repetition of speech sounds in the beginning of nearby words (e.g., Peter Piper's pickled peppers).

A passing reference in a text to a literary or historical person, place, event, or other literary work.

Refers to the relationships created between new and familiar words, concepts, and ideas. As a literary term, there can be various types of comparisons, such as metaphors or parables; however, they can also be stand-alone relationships like those you might see on the SAT.

Example - RED : COLOR :: ROSE : FLOWER

To break material down into its constituent parts and determine how the parts relate to one another and to the overall structure or purpose of the text(s)

What is the definition of 'Antonym'?

A type of oral or written communication that develops or debates a topic in a logical or persuasive way

To evaluate or measure the nature, ability, or quality of

The intended target group of a message, such as adolescents for young adult literature

The motive or reason for which an author writes, as to entertain, inform, or persuade

What does 'Blend' mean in English Language Arts?

What does 'central idea' refer to?

Persons represented in a dramatic or narrative work

An arguable statement

To make the meaning more transparent and easy to understand

A group of words containing both a subject and a predicate (e.g., when she went to the store, he sang)

A procedure that involves removing words from a sentence or paragraph and having the student infer meaning from the context in order to supply the appropriate missing words to create meaningful text. At the lower grades, a list of missing words, in random order, is often provided for the student.

To detect similarities or correspondences between two or more ideas, objects, concepts, and other elements from a text

Arranging ideas and details in a clear and coherent way to create an effective message

What may be suggested by or associated with the meaning of a word (e.g., home may suggest warmth or family)

The parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing the meaning or effect; the social or cultural situation in which a spoken or written message occurs

Contrast

Arguable statements intended to dispute other claims

To analyze (break down) spoken words or graphic symbols/units of a familiar language to discover their intended meaning

To describe or outline with precision

To make evident or prove

Denotation

To convey the appearance, nature, and/or attributes of elements or ideas in literary or informational text using vivid language and textual evidence

The verbal interaction between two or more characters in a dramatic or narrative work

The stylistic choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

A literary genre designed for performance in the theater in which actors take on the roles of characters, perform the indicated actions, and utter the written dialogue

What does 'e.g.' mean in English Language Arts?

The correction of mechanical features of writing, such as spelling, punctuation, and capitalization, in order to prepare materials for publication or presentation

Which term refers to texts consisting of images, images with a single word or phrase, and/or short sentences made up of learned sight words and CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words?

To make judgments about the value of ideas, purposes, or claims of a text based on criteria and standards is to:

Facts, figures, details, quotations, or other sources of data and information that provide support for claims or an analysis of the text and that can be evaluated by others are called:

A product that serves as an excellent illustration of a point, principle, or model is known as:

To make clear by describing in more detail or giving relevant facts or ideas is to:

Which term means 'directly stated'?

A short narrative that contains a moral or principle of human behavior, such as Aesop's The Hare and the Tortoise, is called a:

Words or expressions with meaning other than the literal interpretation are known as:

Spoken and written language that departs from literal meaning in both pattern and usage (e.g., personification, metaphor, hyperbole).

A narrator who is a participant in the story and uses the pronouns I and me

The technique of disrupting the order of events in a story by shifting to an earlier time in order to introduce information

A short narrative in prose of unknown authorship which has been a part of an oral tradition over generations (e.g., Johnny Appleseed) is called a ________.

A style of speaking and writing used to inform an audience in impersonal terms, marked by careful attention to organization of content and to grammatical structure and pronunciation.

A type or class of literature (e.g., fiction, drama, poetry)

A written representation of a phoneme (a sound); may be a single letter or a group of letters.

The abbreviation that means 'that is; used to state something more clearly.'

Phrases or expressions that have meanings different from the literal (e.g., The kids clean their rooms once in a blue moon).

To apply a procedure to an unfamiliar task; to put into practice.

Intended or suggested rather than directly stated

A conclusion logically drawn from presented information

What is 'Informative/explanatory writing'?

To identify elements and fit them into an existing structure

Interpret

Text or dialogue in which there is a root sense of hiding what is actually the case in order to achieve special rhetorical or artistic effect

A type of irony describing a statement in which the meaning the speaker implies differs sharply from what is directly said.

For example, when someone says, "What a nice day," if it is raining outside.

A type of irony involving a situation in a play or story in which the author and the audience or reader have information that is unknown to the characters or actors.

For example, in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Snow White does not know the apple offered to her by the disguised evil queen is poisonous, but the audience or reader knows this.

A type of irony that represents a mismatch between expectation and reality.

For example, you save money for months to buy your new video game console, and the day before you finally go to get it, your mother surprises you with the new game system as a gift.

Points of information in a text that strongly support the meaning or tell the story

What does 'Literal' mean?

What are 'Learned spelling patterns'?

The chief topic of a passage expressed or implied in a word or phrase

A type of comparison in which a word or expression's literal usage and meaning is applied to a distinctly different thing (e.g.,

"All the world's a stage..." - Shakespeare)

A unit of rhythm; the recurrence, in regular units, of a prominent feature in the sequence of speech sounds, usually in poetry

The emotion(s) expressed by an author or artist in the rhetoric, structure, and/or perspective of his or her work

What does 'Moral' mean?

Morphology

A narrative of ancient origin that a particular cultural group believes to be a true explanation of why the world is as it is and that provides a rationale and rules for societal customs (e.g., The Adventures of Perseus).

A type of writing where a story involves events, characters, and what the characters say and do

The person in a fictional narrative who relates the account or story.

A subtle difference in a shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

The initial phonological unit (letter or letters involved in the initial sound of the word) of any word (e.g., the c in cat).

Opinion

A form of language construction in which word forms, sentences, clauses, or paragraphs are constructed in the same way

To translate from the original text into one's own words is called _________.

When an inanimate object or an abstract concept is spoken of as though it were endowed with life or with human attributes or feelings (e.g., The sun smiled down on us.) is called _________.

A position from which something is considered or evaluated.

An individual sound unit of speech.

A group of words not containing a subject and a predicate (e.g., running in the rain).

The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

The events and actions of a narrative work.

A type of literature that can be in metrical form and that expresses an idea or concept often using figurative language. The three most common types are narrative, dramatic, and lyric.

Chiefly in literary texts, the narrative point of view (as in first- or third-person narration).

An affix attached before a root word (e.g., disconnect) is called a _________.

An assertion or proposition which forms the basis for a work or theory.

An original text used largely for informational purposes, as in research (e.g., journals, photographs, research data).

Fill in the blank: Written or spoken language that is not verse is called _________

Fill in the blank: A short, concise statement of widely accepted truth about everyday life (e.g., Actions speak louder than words) is called a _________.

Fill in the blank: To prepare written material for presentation to an audience is to _________.

Fill in the blank: A deliberate and humorous play on words that are the same or similar in sound but different in meaning (e.g., I'm glad I know sign language; it's pretty handy) is called a _________.

Fill in the blank: The goal a reader or writer seeks to attain is called _________.

Fill in the blank: The part of writing and preparing written material concerned chiefly with reconsidering and reworking text relative to task, purpose, and audience is called _________.

Fill in the blank: The effective use of language in prose, verse, or oration to communicate with, inform, or persuade an audience is called _________.

Fill in the blank: Repetition of the last stressed vowel and of all the speech sounds following that vowel is called _________.

A procedure that requires students to gather information through a deep examination of the text and organize that information around pertinent ideas that help students create meaning or develop a strong factual base.

The use of ridicule or sarcasm, often in humorous or witty ways, to expose immorality or foolishness

The gradual withdrawal of adult support within the learning process in order to shift more and more responsibility for learning onto the student

A narrator who addresses a story to a someone he or she calls "you"

A text used largely for informational purposes that references, analyzes, interprets, or critiques one or more primary sources, as in research

Use of details from the five senses to appeal to the reader

The structure of the action of a story in its chronological order

An affix attached to the end of a base, root or stem that changes the grammatical function of the word (e.g., history - noun to historical - adjective)

Condensing a text to its general theme(s) and/or major points

A lack of certainty on the part of a concerned reader about what is going to happen to characters with whom the reader has established a bond

A process of arranging and combining pieces, parts, and elements into a pattern or structure not clearly there before

The inherent difficulty of reading and comprehending a text combined with consideration of reader and task variables (e.g., language clarity, sentence length, reader motivation)

Print features, as well as graphic, informational, and organizational aids (e.g., bold print, italics, maps, charts, labels, headings)

A narrator who is outside the story proper and refers to all of the characters as he, she, or they

Tone

A story involving events, characters, and what the characters say and do

Where did the content in this Wayground activity come from?