Reading Academic Vocabulary 4

Who the message is for.

• Characters
• Theme
• Audience
• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

The message, moral, or lesson of a story.

• Secret
• Theme
• Plot
• Details

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

A person/animal in a story.

• Protagonist
• Antagonist
• Audience
• Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

Writing that is true.

• Fiction
• Sonnet
• Nonfiction
• Free Verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

A pattern (text structure) in nonfiction in which the ideas are presented in order or step by step.

• Description
• Sequence
• Cause/Effect
• Problem/Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

A type of literature that is meant to be presented on stage.

• Drama
• Fiction
• Nonfiction
• Biography

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

Writing that is not true.

• Nonfiction
• Persuasive
• Informational
• Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

The message or idea that is being presented in persuasive writing.

• Sequence
• Plot
• Claim
• Script

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

The story of a person's life written by themselves.

• Fiction
• Autobiography
• Play
• Biography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A pattern in nonfiction (text structure) that is presented between an event and why it happened.

• Compare/Contrast
• Cause/Effect
• Problem/Solution
• Sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.6.5