Big Idea Words
A type of government where power is held by the people, typically through elected representatives.
What is democracy?
People sent to represent others, especially at a meeting or conference.
Who are delegates?
The form of a verb used to describe an action that is happening right now.
What is present tense?
This is the main point the author wants to make about the topic.
What is the central idea?
The three-letter blend you hear at the beginning of the word spray.
What is spr?
This adjective means being faithful and committed to a person, country, or cause.
What is loyal?
All the people born in the future; future generations.
What is posterity?
The suffix you add to a noun to mean "full of" or "characterized by,"
What is the suffix -y?
How a text is structured, such as sequence, cause and effect, or compare and contrast.
What is text structure?
In the word rhyme, the 'h' is an example of one of these.
What is a silent letter?
The supreme and independent authority over a territory; complete self-governance.
What is sovereignty?
A large meeting of a group, such as the one held to write the U.S. Constitution.
What is a convention?
A noun that names an idea, quality, or concept rather than a physical object, like freedom or courage.
What is an abstract noun?
The reason an author writes: to inform, persuade, or entertain.
What is the author's purpose?
The three-letter blend you hear at the start of the word squeeze.
What is squ?
Relating to a citizen or citizenship, especially in the areas of responsibilities, duties, and government.
What is civic?
This word means health, happiness, and good fortune
What is welfare?
The prefix you add to a word to mean "the opposite of" or "not,"
What is the prefix dis-?
Elements like setting, character, and plot that make up a narrative.
What are literary elements?
What silent letter pair is found in the words wrap and wrong?
What is wr?
The word for a sculptor's large-scale structure, often built to remember a person or event, like the Statue of Liberty.
What is a monument?
A noun that names a physical thing you can touch, see, or feel, like book or river.
What is a concrete noun?
When a reader uses headings, bold text, or captions to better understand the text, they are using these.
What are text and graphic features?
The three-letter blend you hear in the word street.
What is str?