Middle School ELA Academic Vocabulary

The dictionary definition of a word 

The conflict in a story that its characters must resolve

A word that is used in place of a noun

Name the book.

The result of a cause

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

The emotion or judgement that a word expresses

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

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

Something that brings about an effect or a result

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

To look for similarities 

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

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

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

Evidence that helps to convey the main idea of a text

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

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

The main part of a word

The central message of a text

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

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

Where and when a story takes place

To look for differences

Who produced this movie?

Who sings this song?

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

The most important idea in a text (main idea)

Name that tune!

To restate the main points of a text

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

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

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

Who sings this song?

The person who tells a story