7th Grade Reading Academic Vocabulary

major divisions in a play

• act

• alliteration

• scene

• stage directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

repetition of a sound at the beginning of a word "Silly Sarah Sue Sang"

• alliteration

• metaphor

• Sarah Sue

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

relationship between words

• analogy

• definition

• analyze

• anecdote

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

to separate or break into parts and examine

• anecdote

• analyze

• surgery

• story

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

a little story or small piece of information

• prefix

• anecdote

• newspaper

• loaded term

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

a force working against the main character, usually another character

• protagonist

• climax

• antagonist

• apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

express a position on a problem and support it with reasons or evidence

• arguments

• claim statement

• personal narrative

• author's message

The author's main idea

• evidence

• logical fallacy

• author's message

• support

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

an account of a person's life written by that person

• personal narrative

• argumentative essay

• fiction

• autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem

• bandwagon

• author's message

• background knowledge

• autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5