9th Grade-Week 4 Vocabulary

1. an important or interesting part of something

• feature

• appealing

• impulse

• distinct

having qualities that most people like

• feature

• contribute

• appealing

• adaptation

1.  a sudden wish or urge to do something

• feature

• appealing

• impulse

• adaptation

1. to help make something happen

• contribute

• appealing

• impulse

• adaptation

1. clearly different

• distinct

• adaptation

• impulse

• appealing

1. a change in a plant or animal that increases its chance of staying alive

• contribute

• appealing

• impulse

• adaptation

1. a brief description that includes the most important of ideas of a text

• informative essay

• summary

• thesis statement

• central idea

1. examines a topic by presenting central ideas and details

• informative essay

• summary

• thesis statement

• central idea

1. expresses the main point about a topic 

• informative essay

• summary

• thesis statement

• central idea

1. the most important idea or the overall idea of a text 

• informative essay

• summary

• thesis statement

• central idea