Tier 2 Vocabulary
ELA Elements
Parts of a Story
Writing
Test-taking strategy
100

Define "contribute"

To give or provide something. To add value.

100

What text structure is when events are listed in order or steps in a process.

Sequence

100
What do you call the person who tells the story?
The narrator
100

What is the acronym that you can use in help write a two-point response?

RADD 

100

How many days is the ELA State Test this year? What days is it?

Two days (next Wednesday and Thursday)

200

Define "summarize"

The process of creating a concise, shortened version of a text in your own words, focusing only on the main ideas and essential details while omitting minor details and personal opinions.

200

Which author's purpose is it then the writer provides enjoyment or tell a story (e.g., fiction, poetry).

Entertain

200
What do you call everything that happens in a story?
The plot
200
How many pieces of evidence do you need in a 2-point response?
TWO
200

True or false: You can read a book independently once you are done with the test, even if other students are still working on their test

True

300
Define "compare"
Find what is similar between two texts
300

Comparison using "like" or "as" (e.g., "She is as brave as a lion").

Simile 

300
What do you call the most intense part of a story or the turning point?
The climax
300

Why is it important to show two pieces of evidences? 

Having two pieces of evidence are important because they support your claim/answer to the question. 

300
What do you need to always circle on the test?
ALL unknown words
400
Define "persuade"
to convince someone to see things the way you see them, to change someone's mind about something
400

What text structure is and explanation why something happened and the results.

cause and effect 
400
What do you call the smaller conflicts a main character faces from the beginning of a story to the middle (i.e., this is "The Road of Trials" in the hero's journey)?
The rising action
400

What does RACE stand for? 

Restate

Answer 

Cite 

Explain

400

If a questions asks you to look at specific lines in a passage, how should you annotate those lines?

Underline them (also acceptable: gist them, however, this strategy is best used when you are asked to look at a whole paragraph)

500

Define "compare and contrast"

Compare is to examine two or more objects, ideas, or characters to identify their similarities—how they are alike or share common characteristics. 

Contrast is to look at how things are different.

500

When an author gives information, facts, or teach the reader (e.g., textbooks, news articles).

Inform

500
What do you call the end of a story where everything is back to normal (i.e., "Return to the Ordinary World" in the hero's journey)?
The resolution
500

What do you need to include in a four-point response question? 

Restate the question. Answer the all parts of the question by writing your claim. Cite at least two specific, relevant details or direct quotes from each passage to support your claim. Detailed explanation connecting the evidence back to the claim (explaining "how" or "why").

RACE

500

True or false: Research shows that the longer students take on the ELA State Test, the better their score is

False. In fact, the longer students take to take the test the worse they perform. It is best to work steadily through the test.

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