Everyday Vocabulary Words (6) Flashcards
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Author’s Craft
(Noun)
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The skills and techniques that an author uses to tell
a story
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Flashback
(Noun)
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A break in a story to an earlier time to give insight to the reader
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Cause & Effect
(Writing Technique)
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A relationship between events in which at least one action is a direct result of the others
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Text Structure
(Noun)
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The way authors organize information in text
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Text Structure
(Noun)
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The way authors organize information in text
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Persuade
(Verb)
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Convincing others through reasoning and facts
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Perspective
(Noun)
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How the characters view and process what’s happening in a story
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Omniscient
(Adjective)
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Narrator is all-seeing and all-knowing
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Inference
(Noun)
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Drawing conclusions from prior knowledge and text evidence
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Comprehension
(Noun)
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The ability to understand
something or what you have read
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Denotation
(Noun)
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the literal or primary meaning of a word
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Connotation
(noun)
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A positive or negative idea or feeling that a word invokes
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Mood
(Noun)
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The overall emotion and atmosphere the reader feels while reading a text
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Tone
(noun)
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Authors choose certain words to demonstrate their attitude toward a certain topic
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Fact
(noun)
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A thing that is known or proved to be true
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Opinion
(noun)
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A specific belief about a topic
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Bias
(Noun)
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A prejudice against or favoritism about what an author is writing about
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evaluate
(verb)
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Assess or form an idea about
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prompt
(noun)
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A topic that causes or brings about ideas and
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deconstruct
(verb)
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Break apart or reduce something to its parts
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literal
(adjective)
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Taking words in their usual or most basic sense free from exaggeration or distortion; denotation
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Summarize
(verb)
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Brief statement of the main points
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Evidence
(noun)
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Facts or info indicating whether a belief is true or valid
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Audience
(noun)
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People giving or likely to give attention to reading, writing, or speaking
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Text Dependent Analysis
(noun)
An essay response to a prompt, using evidence from a passage(s) to draw inferences in order to support analysis
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Significance
Worthy of attention or important
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Paraphrase
Rewording in your own Words
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Recite
To say aloud or repeat from memory
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Rigid
Stiff; not bending.
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Torment
To make someone suffer, especially mentally
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Torment
To make someone suffer, especially mentally
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Adjust
Gradually get used to a new situation
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Mocked
Made fun of someone or something by copying them or making them look stupid
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Devoted
Strongly committed or loyal to someone or something because you admire them
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Projection
(Noun)
Speaking with enough volume so that people listening can hear your voice no matter where they are seated.
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Inflection
(Noun)
Speaking with emphasis and emotion guided by punctuation. .=stop ,=pause !=excitement ?=questioning tone
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Pacing
(Noun)
Speaking with a rhythm that flows without choppiness or hesitations, Normal speech patterns; not a race to get done or robotic.
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Eye Contact
(Noun)
Looking at the audience members- not just one, but all throughout the room. Avoid directly reading from the paper.
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P.I.P.E.S.
An ELA acronym: Projection, Inflection, Pacing, Eye Contact, Stance
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Stance
(Noun)
Standing with good posture. Avoid fidgeting or swaying. Using body language to help express emotion.
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Noun
A word used to identify a person, place, thing, or idea.
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Acronym
(Noun)
An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word
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G.L.I.D.E.
An ELA acronym: Genre, Look at text features, Identify Reading Elements, Determine the purpose and point of view, Evaluate text questions and prompts
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S.W.B.S.T.
An ELA acronym for summarizing: Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
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P.A.F.
An ELA acronym for answering questions: Proper Answer Form
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Genre
A category of literature characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. Fiction, Non-fiction, poetry.
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fiction
Texts or prose that describes imaginary events and people.
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nonfiction
(Noun)
Prose writing based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.
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poetry
(Noun)
Literary work that expresses feelings and ideas through the use of rhythm, rhyme, symbols, and figurative language
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homophone
(Noun)
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings and spelling,
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contraction
(Noun)
The process of shortening words by combining them together
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Declarative
sentence
A statement that explains
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Text features
Elements in the text that signal important information and keep the reader’s attention
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Verb
a word that indicates a physical action , a mental action or a state of being .
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Text Structure
the way authors organize information in text
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Subject of a sentence
The subject of a sentence is the person, place, or thing that is performing the action of the sentence.
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Predicate of a sentence
The predicate is what the subject of the sentence is doing
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Concrete Nouns
Names a person, place, or thing that can be seen or touched
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Concrete Nouns
Names a person, place, or thing that can be seen or touched
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Common nouns
A common noun is a noun that describes a type of person, thing, or place or that names a concept.
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Proper nouns
A proper noun is a noun that serves as the name for a specific place, person, or thing.
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Abstract Nouns
Names ideas or feelings that CANNOT be touched
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Author's Purpose
Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain, Describe
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P.I.E.E.D.
An ELA acronym for Author's purpose: Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain, Describe
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Point of View
the vantage point from which a story is presented
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P.O.V.
An ELA acronym: Point, Of, View
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F.A.T.P.
An ELA acronym: Form, Audience, Topic, Purpose
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Adjective
An adjective is a word that describes an animal, person, thing, or thought.
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Theme
Theme is an underlying message or the big idea of a storyFor
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Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is when the author gives you hints about what will happen later on in the story.
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Imply
Imply means to express, suggest, or show something without stating it directly (you need to make an inference)
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Bureau
A piece of furniture that has many drawers for storing clothes
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frisky
Full of energy and fun
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Tenant
Someone who lives in a house or apartment and pays rent to the owner to live there
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complaint
a statement that a situation is unsatisfactory or unacceptable
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diploma
Certificate stating you completed a class
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wheezed
Made a whistling sound
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sprawled
sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out awkwardly
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daze
Feeling confused or unable to think
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static
A character who undergoes little or no inner change and does not grow or develop
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dynamic
A character who undergoes an important inner change in personality or attitude
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resolution
The conclusion or outcome of the conflict; the text’s ending
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Falling action
The main problem of the story resolves
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Climax
The turning point in a storyline
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Rising Action
A series of events or problems that build toward the point of greatest interest
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Exposition
The background information in a narrative piece including the characters, setting, and initial conflict
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Conflict
a serious disagreement or argument can be internal (within one’s self) or external (outside of a person usually with others)
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practical
More likely to succeed or happen
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autobiography
An account of a person’s life written by that person
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Context clues
Words in a text that help readers figure out unfamiliar words or ideas
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debuted
The first appearance of something
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Colloquial language
Words or phrases used in everyday conversation
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egotistical
Conceited or self-absorbed
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realizing
Understand clearly
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coincide
Occurring at the same time but may not be connected together
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Central Idea
The unifying element of a piece of text; the author’s message or main point.
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Informative Writing
Writing that examines a topic and conveys ideas, concepts, & information correctly; uses text evidence to prove a point.
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Figurative Language
Language that departs from the literal meaning of words in order to achieve an effect or make a point.
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Temporal Shift
Time change; it happens when the story moves suddenly to a different time or time period.
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Cause/Effect
An organizational structure in which the writer analyzes both the reasons and the results of an action, event, or trend.
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Questioning
To repetitively ask questions of the audience to catch their attention and help them focus on what’s important.
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Descriptive Language
The use of various sensory details gives the reader a clear image of what is being described.
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Compare/ Contrast
An organizational structure in which the writer explores how two or more things
are alike and how they are different.
