ELA Testing Vocab

Author's Position

• What the author thinks about the topic, his or her perspective on the subject

• The parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning.

• Universal truth, an idea that applies to anyone regardless of cultural differences, or geographic location

• The lens through which the story is told.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

To state explicitly

• Stated clearly and directly

• To show something off

• The lens someone views the world through

• A conclusion based on evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Convey

• To make an idea understandable

  
  

• To carry cargo

  
  

• To make an idea more entertaining

  
  

• To make an idea more persuasive

  
  

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Context

• The content around words that help us understand meaning.

• Based on evidence and reasoning.

  
  

• Language that is not literal. This means that it doesn’t use an obvious definition.

  
  

• The lens through which the story is told.

  
  

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Central Idea

• Unifying concept within an informational text to which other elements and ideas relate.

  
  

• Universal truth, an idea that applies to anyone regardless of cultural differences, or geographic location

  
  

• Provide a brief account of the major points. Objective is unbiased. Subjective is based off personal feelings.

  
  

• The lens through which the story is told.

  
  

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Theme

• Universal truth, an idea that applies to anyone regardless of cultural differences, or geographic location

• Unifying concept within an informational text to which other elements and ideas relate.

  
  

• Provide a brief account of the major points. Objective is unbiased. Subjective is based off personal feelings.

  
  

• The lens through which the story is told.

  
  

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Analyze

• A detailed examination of a subject's components

  
  

• Unifying concept within an informational text to which other elements and ideas relate.

  
  

• The lens through which the story is told.

  
  

• To state the similarities between at least two things.

  
  

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Summary

• Provide a brief account of the major points. Objective is unbiased. Subjective is based off personal feelings.

  
  

• Universal truth, an idea that applies to anyone regardless of cultural differences, or geographic location

  
  

• The lens through which the story is told.

  
  

• Unifying concept within an informational text to which other elements and ideas relate.

  
  

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Compare

• To state the similarities between at least two things.

  
  

• To state the differences between at least two things.

  
  

• Universal truth, an idea that applies to anyone regardless of cultural differences, or geographic location

  
  

• Provide a brief account of the major points. Objective is unbiased. Subjective is based off personal feelings.

  
  

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Contrast

• To state the differences between at least two things.

  
  

• Universal truth, an idea that applies to anyone regardless of cultural differences, or geographic location

  
  

• To look at something in-depth in order to understand its meaning as a whole.

  
  

• Unifying concept within an informational text to which other elements and ideas relate.

  
  

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3