Q1 English Academic Vocabulary

Central Idea

• The most important point an author is trying to make about a topic.

• Affect.

• How writers develop ideas through a text.

• Main message in a story.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Supporting Details

• How a story is revealed.

• Clearly stated.

• Facts, examples, reasons, or other pieces of information that shape and refine the central idea.

• A reasonable guess based on textual evidence and what you already know.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Shape and Refine

• Vocabulary that has meaning beyond the dictionary definition – these words are connected to a feeling, usually positive or negative. Ex: used car/pre-owned car, nosy/curious

• How writers develop ideas through a text.

• Correct.

• Main message in a story.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Summary

• The most important point an author is trying to make about the topic.

• Free of any opinions, personal beliefs, or judgments.

• A brief retelling of a story or restatement of an article.

• To examine parts to see how they work together.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Accurate

• Correct.

• Affect.

• Clearly stated.

• Directly.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Objective

• How a story is revealed.

• Free of any opinions, personal beliefs, or judgments.

• How writers develop ideas through a text.

• A reasonable guess based on textual evidence and what you already know.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Analyze

• How a story is revealed.

• When the problem in a story is solved.

• Free of any opinions, personal beliefs, or judgments.

• To examine parts to see how they work together.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Explicitly

• Clearly stated.

• Correct.

• Directly.

• To examine parts to see how they work together.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

Inference

• Facts, examples, reasons, or other pieces of information that shape and refine the central idea.

• A reasonable guess based on textual evidence and what you already know.

• Vocabulary that is specific to a certain subject area, especially science, math, and engineering.

• The most important point an author is trying to make about the topic.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Influence

• Affect.

• Correct.

• Clearly stated.

• Directly.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C