7 Iread: concepts of ELA via academic vocabulary

Taking what you know and what the text says to make an informed decision about the text.

Bold print, italics, maps timelines, captions, photographs, table of contents, glossary, index

The message or lesson of the story. . . "I learned that. . . "

Words that have the same meaning.

Words that sound and/or look alike but have different meanings

Words that mean the opposite of each other

Added to the end of a base word to change the meaning of a word

Text that is meant to explain or inform the reader about a topic.

To make decisions based on what has happened in the story

What the paragraph, section or story is mostly about.

A result of an event that happens

Added to the beginning of a base word to change the meaning of the word

The events of the story in the order they happened.

Step by step instructions that you follow to complete a task

Written in lines and stanzas; often has rhyming words; conveys meaning

Evidence or facts that prove the main idea.

Short paragraph that includes just the most important events of the plot in order

Entertaining stories that include characters, setting, problem/solution, and plot.