Vocab 1
The term for information stated directly in the text.
What is explicit information?
The number of main vocabulary terms that we focused on this unit. (not counting things like fiction, prefix, suffix, etc.)
What is 7?
The most common thing we look at in the text to figure out a word.
The words surrounding the word in question, before and after.
If a text describes dark clouds gathering and a drop in temperature, you might infer this is likely to happen next.
What is it will rain?
Something that you pull straight from the text in order to support a claim
What is direct text evidence?
Words that come before or after an unfamiliar word that help you guess the word’s meaning
What are context clues?
This term describes a conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
What is an inference?
You add affixes to the front or back of these to make new words. If you know them, they make for great context clues!
What are root words?
The most common sentence starter when explaining your inference
What is "I can infer..."?
In a story about a character's bravery, you might highlight this to support your claim about their courage. Don't forget to elaborate though!
What is a specific example or quote from the text?
Information from a text that supports an argument or opinion
What is text evidence?
Information that is implied or inferred from the text.
What is implicit information?
Most context clue questions you are asked about a text are asking you this about a specific word.
What is what the word means/the definition of the word as it is used in the text
If a character is seen helping a stranger, readers might infer they possess this quality.
What is kindness/compassion?
This type of direct textual evidence would support an inference about a character's motivations or personality traits. HINT: This is what in the text you would look at directly.
What is a character's actions or dialogue?
A statement that presents an idea or argument.
What is a claim?
The format with which you should write your paragraph to respond to a question. You've done it in Ms. Merchant's class and Mr. Armstrong's class.
What is CEE format?
If you are stuck and can't figure out between two word meanings, Mr. Armstrong says to do this to help you figure it out!
What is place the words in the sentence in place of the word you're trying to figure out to see if the sentence makes sense.
This kind of inference is when readers connect things from a text to situations in their real lives, enhancing their understanding of the material. Example: I can infer that Damian is hungry because he went to the kitchen and opened the fridge.
What is making real-world connections?
This kind of text evidence is mostly seen in nonfiction; it involves an author’s use of data or numbers to support their claims or ideas.
What is statistical evidence? (Would also accept something like graphs, charts, maps, etc.)
The three terms Mr. Armstrong calls 'foundational skills' that this unit was based on.
What are text evidence, inferences, and context clues?
Even though these two types of text are very different, the questions for them wind up looking very similar.
What are fiction and nonfiction?
When we first talked about context clues, we talked about four specific types: synonyms, antonyms, comparisons, and this.
What are direct definitons?
A 6th grader wrote, "I can infer that the children are going to do something they shouldn't do. The text shows building tension that they will do something bad as they are looking around the room and are very bored."
What is this inference missing?
What is supporting evidence/a direct text quote?
Just quoting the text evidence isn't enough, you have to be able to do this in order to receive full credit in your writing. Hint: Be VERY specific.
What is elaborate on/explain how your text evidence connects to your claim.