6th Grade Vocabulary

resilience

• silence

• a person's vulnerable state

• the personal strength that helps most people cope

• weakness

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

stylistic devices

• the point from which the story is told

• A general term referring to all elements that contribute to the "style" or manner of a given piece of writing

• central idea of a work of literature

• the main part

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

point of view

• the point from which the story is told

• first person

• third person

• second person

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

theme

• cope

• the point from which the story is told

• how the characters in a story feel and act

• central idea of a work of literature

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

sympathy

• feeling bad for yourself

• feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune

• the ability to understand and share the feelings of another

• a lack of empathy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

figurative language

• writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally

• writing or speech that IS meant to be taken literally

• writing in which author's purpose is to inform or explain the subject to the reader

• writing that states the opinion of the writer and attempts to influence the reader

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

defer

• when things are very different

• when something is difficult

• someone who is determined

• to put aside until later

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

essence

• the main part

• a kind of oil

• acting something out

• a skill in writing

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

initial

• occuring in the middle

• occuring at the end

• occuring at the beginning

• the letter used to represent your name

devastation

• destruction

• destination

• differing in opinions

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4