Academic Vocabulary List #10- Modified

What is the term for a text with a specific purpose, like fiction telling a story?

• Genre

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What do you call text that is not true and is made up by the author?

• Fiction

• Non-fiction

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What is the term for text that gives information about real things, people, places, or events?

• Non-Fiction

• Poetry

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is the term for details found in the text?

• Text Evidence

• Summary

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is the term for how an author organizes ideas in a text?

• Text Structure

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is the term for the reason an author writes (to persuade, entertain, inform, etc.)?

• Author's Purpose

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is the term for the main idea or point the author wants to tell the reader?

• Message

• Character

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What is the term for literary works collected for a specific purpose?

• Selection

• Anthology

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What is the term for the main point of a piece of writing?

• Central Idea

• Conclusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What is the term for a short story that illustrates a point?

• Anecdote

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4