Academic Vocabulary
Plot Diagram
Written Response
Pronouns
Skills
100
Figure something out based on what text says & what I already know
What is inference?
100
the beginning of a story, background information is given
What is exposition?
100
R
What is restate the question?
100
myself, yourself, himself, herself
What is reflexive pronouns?
100
the moral or lesson of a story
What is theme?
200
state directly
What is explicit?
200
the end of a story, all the loose ends are wrapped up
What is resolution?
200
A
What is answer the question?
200
mine, hers, yours, his
What is possessive pronouns?
200
the feelings a reader has while reading a story
What is mood?
300
give a reason or justification
What is explain?
300
the most exciting part; the turning point
What is climax?
300
C
What is cite text evidence?
300
I, you, he, she, they
What is subject pronouns?
300
not directly stated in the text
What is implied/implicit?
400
a distinguishing quality or trait
What is characteristic?
400
leading to the problem being solved
What is falling action?
400
E
What is explain text evidence?
400
me, him, her, them
What is object pronouns?
400
to figure it out based on what you know and what the author states in the text
What is inference?
500
the author’s attitude toward the writing
What is tone?
500
where the problem is introduced
What is rising action?
500
format for answering written responses
What is RACE?
500
The boys played by at the park.
What is themselves?
500
to go back to the text and give evidence
What is cite?
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