6th Grade ELA Academic Vocabulary

An educated guess based on evidence in a text and what you already know

Name that tune!

To restate the main points of a text

The main reason an author has for writing a text. (to explain, express, inform, or persuade)

A type of figurative language that compares two unlike things using the words like or as

To look for differences

The series of related events that build toward the climax of a story 

A person, animal or other creature that takes part in the action of a story or poem

The central message of a text

The most important idea in a text (main idea)

The result of a cause

The main part of a word

Something that brings about an effect or a result

How a text is organized, such as sequence, cause and effect, or compare and contrast 

Point of View that uses the pronouns I, me, my

A view that someone takes on a certain issue based on a personal judgement

The emotion or judgement that a word expresses

Name the book.

Who produced this movie?

The person who tells a story

Who sings this song?

Evidence that helps to convey the main idea of a text

Where and when a story takes place

The solution to the problem or the part of the plot that takes place after the climax

Point of View that is told from the "you" perspective

To look for similarities 

Point of View when you know the thoughts and feelings of more than one character 

The dictionary definition of a word 

A type of figurative language that attributes humanlike qualities to something that is nonhuman

Point of View told by a narrator and you only know the thoughts and feelings of one character

The end of a piece of writing that sums up the writer's main points; how a conflict is solved

A word that is used in place of a noun

A type of figurative language that makes a comparison without using like or as

The conflict in a story that its characters must resolve

Who sings this song?