ELA golden words (academic vocabulary)

Question 1

words that are spelled the same but with different meanings - dove, dove

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homograph

Question 2

sound words like boom, eek, beep

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onomatopoeia

Question 3

when author writes with such description it will put pictures in your mind

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imagery

Question 4

the way an author expresses feeling or attitude about topic (humorous, serious,)

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tone

Question 5

comparison of two unlike things using like or as

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simile

Question 6

the author adds clues about a later event or outcome in the story - this is called...

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foreshadowing

Question 7

author's position or perspective on what he or she writes about

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point of view

Question 8

an expression or phrase that is not taken literally (let cat out of the bag)

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idiom

Question 9

the sequence of events in a story

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plot

Question 10

using text clues and what you know to come to a conclusion

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inference

Question 11

the ending of the story; how conflict is solved

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resolution

Question 12

A group of lines in a poem

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stanza

Question 13

a beginning part of a word that changes the meaning (untie, misunderstand)

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prefix

Question 14

author's choice of words and how they use words in writing

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style

Question 15

the pattern of rhyme in a poem

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rhyme scheme

Question 16

details and examples to support your response

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evidence

Question 17

giving human qualities to objects (the snowflakes danced through the air)

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personification

Question 18

The same initial sound in consecutive words - ex. Super Sally sang sweetly

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alliteration

Question 19

a short statement or statements of the most important ideas from a text

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summary

Question 20

the basic part of a word often from Greek or Latin languages

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root

Question 21

the event or action that makes something happen

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cause

Question 22

how an author organizes a text - cause/effect, compare/contrast, sequence...

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text structure

Question 23

The time and place of a story

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setting

Question 24

writing to friend or familiar person, could have slang or everyday vocabulary

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informal voice

Question 25

the feeling or emotion a word suggests

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connotation

Question 26

writing for audience of importance such as someone of authority

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formal

Question 27

why a character does or says something

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character motive

Question 28

The category or type of text

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genre

Question 29

My mind is a tornado of thoughts or My mind is a blank canvas.

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metaphor

Question 30

The message, lesson learned, moral of a story

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theme

ELA golden words (academic vocabulary)

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ELA golden words (academic vocabulary)

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