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Informational Text Academic Vocabulary, ELA
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36 academic vocabulary words that students 6-8 need to know for informational texts and questions
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text structure in which author compares and contrasts one thing to another
description
chronological
cause-effect
compare-contrast
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this is the author's specific reason for writing a text
author's perspective
author's purpose
author's details
author's tone
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This is supporting information a writer or speaker uses to prove a claim
summary
evidence
prose
truth
4
The art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking
literary text
poetry
language
rhetoric
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This is the author or writer's characteristic way of using language
writing
style
summary
inference
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a short and interesting story or even added to text to demonstrate a point or interest readers
syntax
inference
anecdote
word choice
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the exact, literal dictionary definition of a word
tone
connotation
denotation
style
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this text structure presents a topic along with its attributes, specifics, or other information
cause-effect
problem-solution
description
chronological
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an arguable statement that a writer asks a reader to accept; supported by evidence
summary
inference
claim
sequence
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Also called verbal irony, the use of words to say the opposite of what one actually means
mood
simile
tone
sarcasm
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an author provided ____ evidence when he gave enough or adequate amounts to back up claim
efficient
objective
relevant
sufficient
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The arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence is called
syntax
word choice
arrangement
language
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a statement that is the opposite of the original claim
tone
reason
connotation
opposing claim
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Nonfiction texts that contains facts and information are called
poems
photographs
literary texts
informational texts
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A kind of irony that deliberately represents something as being much less than it really is
simile
hyperbole
understatement
figurative language
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a reference to a mythological, literary or historical person, place, or thing
metaphor
analogy
simile
allusion
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the logical support being an argument is called
the claim
the argument
the answer
the reason
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This text structure organizes text into an issue that needs attention and potential answers
cause-effect
problem-solution
chronological
sequence
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the act or process of making a logical conclusion based on evidence from the text
reasoning
explicit text
argument
inference
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the position, stance, or viewpoint from which the author writes his/her text
perspective
claim
detail
quotation
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an author has provided ___ evidence when he gives only closely connected or appropriate support
sufficient
relevant
efficient
good
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this text structures events and information according to time, from past to present
chronological
cause-effect
problem-solution
compare and contrast
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Text structure in which the author presents one or more causes and then describes the effects
compare-contract
description
cause-effect
chronological
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the distinctive variety of a language spoken by members of a group or region; example= southern
language
dialect
syntax
word choice
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This text structure groups ideas on the basis of order, or steps in a process
cause-effect
sequence of events
problem-solution
description
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the emotions and suggestions that are attached to a word, beyond its dictionary definition
denotation
connotation
style
word choice
27
Authors will use these when they are substituting a kinder, gentler expression for a harsh one
analogy
euphemism
dialect
syntax
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central ideas are support by these, provided to give information about the author's main point
claims
context
summary
details
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a condensed version of a larger reading that only expresses the main idea and relevant details
text features
tone
central idea
objective summary
30
additional information about a text including headings, captions, graphs, and illustrations
extras
summary
title
text features
31
the main idea of the text or paragraph
summary
word choice
central idea
tone
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A comparison of two things to show common aspects; examples include similes and metaphors
understatement
analogy
anecdote
hyperbole
33
the language that surrounds a given word that helps explain the meaning of the word
details
context clues
connotation
summary
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a written account of the author's own life
biography
autobiography
poem
literary text
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This is the writer's targeted group of readers
people
informational
authors
audience
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the writer's attitude toward a topic; examples include angry, neutral, enthusiastic
style
central idea
tone
mood
