Mrs. Anderson's Academic Vocabulary

Mrs. Anderson's Academic Vocabulary

Read through the lesson. Answer the questions on the slides and complete the lesson by taking the quiz at the end.

Inference

An inference is an idea or conclusion that's

drawn from evidence and reasoning.

Synonyms to Inference

• Conclusion

• Guess

Inference

• Text Evidence

• Background Knowledge

Multiple Select

What are the two things you need to make an inference about the test you are reading?

• Textual Evidence

• Background Knowledge

Analyze

Analyze means to separate a thing or idea into

its parts in order to figure out the whole or entire thing.

Synonyms to Analyze

• Evaluate

• Investigate

Analyzing Text

• Write out questions

• Read the text

• Annotate

• Take notes as you read

• Summarize each selection of text you read

• Write out your own response to the text

Multiple Choice

True or False:

To analyze text, the reader must separate the text into parts to understand the entire meaning of the selection.

• True

• False

Annotate

Annotating is any action that deliberately

interacts with a text to enhance the reader's

understanding of, recall of, and reaction to the text.

Synonyms to Annotate

• "Close Reading"

• Interpret

• Illustrate

• Explain

• Define

Annotating Text

• Highlighting

• Underlining key points

• Making notes in the margins

• Making an outline

Multiple Choice

Another word for annotating text is ________________.

• Pairing Text

• Close Reading

• Customize

Theme

Theme is the main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work.

Theme is NOT a topic.

It is a statement about life.

It teaches a valuable lesson about life

About Theme

• Theme is NOT a topic.

• Theme teaches a valuable lesson about life.

• Theme is a statement about life.

  
  

Common Themes in Literature

• Coming of Age

• Facing Reality

• Everlasting Love

• Family-Blessing or Curse

• Failure of Fear

Multiple Choice

Which answer is a theme used in literature? (Look at your chart.)

• Revenge

• Flowers and Rainbows

• Lies and Deception

Figurative Language

 Figurative language is the use of a word or phrase that

does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning.

Types of Figurative Language

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

Multiple Choice

The following statement is an example of what type of figurative language: She moves like a Cheetah in the safari.

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

Author's Tone

Tone is the writer's attitude toward a subject.

Tone is not the same as mood.

Mood is how we are made to feel as readers.

Examples of Tone

• Depressed

• Angry

• Ironic

• Positive

• Cheerful

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Mood and tone are the same things.

• True

• False