ELA Academic Vocabulary

The result of a cause

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

The dictionary definition of a word

The person who tells a story

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

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

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

The main part of a word

The conflict in a story that its characters must resolve

The emotion or judgement that a word expresses

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

To restate the main points of a text

To look for similarities

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

To look for differences

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

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

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

A word that is used in place of a noun

Evidence that helps to convey the main idea of a text

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

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

Where and when a story takes place

The main message in a nonfiction text

The main message of a fiction text

Something that brings about an effect or a result

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

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

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

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