Vocabulary

Question 1

Aesthetic Impact

Answer 1

Impact on the senses or emotions of readers or viewers

Question 2

Analogy

Answer 2

expression showing similarities between two things; relationships.

Question 3

Annotate

Answer 3

active reading strategy which promotes critical thinking; marking the text and recording informatio

Question 4

Appeals to Senses

Answer 4

appeal to one or more of the five senses:
sight, sound, smell, taste, touch (e.g.,
imagery, figurative language)

Question 5

Authors Purpose

Answer 5

what an author wishes to accomplish in
communicating with the audience (e.g., to
entertain, persuade, inform)

Question 6

Bias

Answer 6

inclination to hold a particular view or
perspective; revealed through the text
structure, selected details, and word
choices; subjectivity

Question 7

Biographic

Answer 7

relating to/telling a story about the life

of a real person

Question 8

Blended Writing

Answer 8

combination of techniques of two or more
writing genres (e.g., narrative, expository,
argumentative) within a single piece of
writing; writing across genres

Question 9

Cause and Effect

Answer 9

the relationship between actions or events

and outcomes or results

Question 10

Central Message or Lesson/Moral

Lesson/Theme

Answer 10

the main point or essence of the text; central message becomes a theme in the upper grades

Question 11

Character Traits Vs. Personality

Answer 11

not synonymous; personality is one of many
possible character traits (e.g.,
personality, physical appearance, speech,
behavior/actions, thoughts/feelings,
interactions with other characters)

Question 12

Characterization

Answer 12

either direct (writer states character’s 
personality) or indirect (writer develops 
character’s personality through the 
character’s actions, words, thoughts, 
interactions with other characters)

Question 13

Citation

Answer 13

a reference that documents the source of a
quote, fact, or idea (e.g., parenthetical
citations are used internally in texts
following the information, bibliographic
citations are used at the end of texts in
lists of works cited or consulted)

Question 14

Citing Textual Evidence/Cite Evidence

Answer 14

to quote, paraphrase, summarize, and/or make
a brief reference to information from
texts/source materials in support of
thinking, ideas, or answers; when forming
answers, students should provide attribution
or make reference to the text/source from
which the supporting evidence was found
(does not refer to formal parenthetical
documentation)

Question 15

Claim/ Counter claim

Answer 15

an assertion of the truth, usually of a
position typically considered as disputed or
in doubt; counter-claim—a statement that
negates or disagrees with the thesis/claim

Question 16

Cohesive Devices

Answer 16

elements that bind writing together; include
transitional words and phrases as well as
repetition of keywords and “reference
words” that “point back” to ideas in the
text

Question 17

Compare/Contrast

Answer 17

to tell how things are alike (compare) and
different (contrast); to examine both points
of similarity and difference

Question 18

Conflict

Answer 18

a struggle between opposing forces in a
story or play, usually resolved by the end
of the work

Question 19

Conventions

Answer 19

rules or practices based on general
consensus; apply to capitalization,
punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage

Question 20

Credibility

Answer 20

accuracy, reliability, and trustworthiness

of sources

Question 21

Decode

Answer 21

The process that a reader uses to recognize
new words and meanings
(e.g., phonics, word patterns, structural
analysis, context clues)

Question 22

Digital Literacy

Answer 22

ability to use digital technology,
communication tools, and networks to locate,
evaluate, use, create, and share information

Question 23

Digital Media

Answer 23

any platform for or digital form of
communication (e.g., wikis, blogs, digital
videos, digital art, YouTube)

Question 24

Digital Sources

Answer 24

information published and organized
electronically and available over a network
or database, typically through the Internet

Question 25

Diverse Media

Answer 25

Varied ways for authors/creators to share
ideas and messages with readers and/or
viewers; media include written prose, poems,
dramas, journals, live performances, films,