SpringBoard 6th grade Unit 2 Vocabulary

to combine different ideas in order to create new understanding

communication using body movements, gestures, and facial expressions instead of speech

The ending of a paragraph/essay that brings it to a close & leaves an impression on the reader

The opening paragraph of an essay that gets the readers attention and indicates the topic

a type of thinking where you identify differences in two or more items

a type of thinking where you identify similarities in two or more items.

The time and place in which the events of a story take place

A statement or sentence that states the purpose of a paper or essay

expresses the main idea of a paragraph; supports the thesis statement

Writing that tells about real people, places, and events

A minor plot that relates in some way to the main story

Piece of writing you do that tells your thoughts about a piece of literature

expressing ideas to others by speaking

A story that is NOT true or is made up

Quotations, summaries, or paraphrashes from text to support a position

a logical conclusion based on observations, prior experience or textual evidence

Details that support the main idea

A longer work of fictional prose

writing that explains or informs

A kind of thinking/writing that seriously explores the importance of an experience/idea/or obs.

Compelling idea or statement designed to get the readers attention in an introduction

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, &/or taste)

a logical guess about what might happen in the future

A group of lines in a poem

A series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion