Academic Language

What is the central point of a passage or text?

• The beginning

• The middle

• The main idea

• The conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What is an expression that has a meaning other than what the words literally mean?

• Idiom

• Informal Language

• Opinion

• Narrative Writing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Which type of text is written to inform the reader or explain a topic?

• Informational Text

• Informal Language

• Narrative Writing

• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.2.3A

CCSS.L.4.3C

CCSS.SL.4.6

CCSS.SL.5.6

CCSS.W.6.2E

What are words and phrases that connect ideas in a written text called?

• Linking Words and Phrases

• Metaphor

• Meter

• Modal Auxiliary Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things to show a similarity?

• Metaphor

• Narrative Writing

• Informal Language

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is the sound or rhythm of a poem called?

• Meter

• Narrative Writing

• Informal Language

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What type of text is written to entertain or relate events?

• Informative/Explanatory Text

• Narrative Writing

• Opinion

• Informational Text

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Who is the person telling the story?

• Character

• Narrator

• Author

• Reader

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the casual conversation where slang might be used called?

• Narrative Writing

• Opinion

• Informal Language

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is how you feel about a topic called?

• Narrative Writing

• Informal Language

• Idiom

• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D