SBAC Vocabulary

The central idea of an article can best be defined as...

"A debatable statement that an author tries to prove using evidence" is a(n) ____.

Support is most similar to...

In which type of writing do you "prove a claim based on evidence from sources"?

"The most important/major things that happen in a story" are/is the ____.

To help prove a claim, you need to cite ______ as support.

A "quote or section from a longer piece of writing" is called a(n) ____.

A piece about why you think students should wear uniforms in school is best categorized as...

"All the events in a story" make up the ___.

A story about a fictional character that goes to Disney is...

SBAC directions tell you to use details from the text to help answer a question. Details are...

What can you infer about Mrs. Leghorn based on her classroom?

What is typically included in an introduction?

SBAC gives you the intro/body paragraphs and asks you to write a final paragraph, known as _.

"A version of a writing piece before final editing/revising" is a ____________.

Which of the following statements is accurate about Bristow?

The directions tell you to summarize a short story. That means you should...

If the SBAC directions tell you to analyze a piece of writing, you should...

"A person or piece of writing that gives information" is a(n) _____.

"Something you say/write in a very official, formal way" is a _____.

When the SBAC directions ask what effect the writing had on the reader, you know it means...

When you revise your writing, you...

A book about how eagles survive in the wild is...

If the directions ask you to justify your answer, you know that means...

When discussing the weather with a friend, it was relevant for me to say...