CCR.R.1
To accurately reproduce the exact words from a text, often used as evidence in analytical writing or to support?
Quote
To critically examine and break down the components of a text, exploring how elements like structure, language, and themes contribute to the whole
To make a concept or idea clear by describing it in detail, often with supporting evidence, examples, or reasoning
Explain
Vocabulary frequently used across academic disciplines,essential for comprehension, analysis, and discussion in advanced text
General Academic Terms
To identify and analyze similarities between two or more text, ideas, characters, or events, often to draw boarder conclusions
Compare
A specific excerpt from a text, usually integrated into writing to support claims or provide textual evidence
Quotation
The primary or central points that drive the text's argument or narrative forming the foundation of the authors message
Main ideas
The ways in which characters, events,or ideas are connected and affect one another within a text, often crucial to understanding themes and development
Relationships
Specialized term unique to a particular field of study
Domain-Specific Words
To examine the differences between two or more text, ideas, characters, or events, highlighting distinct features or themes
Contrast
Information that is directly stated within the text, leaving no ambiguity, often used to establish clear facts or details.
Explicit information
Specific facts, examples, or descriptions that develop and support the main ideas within a text
Details
The dynamic exchanges between characters, ideas , or events that drive the narrative forward or highlight conflicts and resolutions
Interactions
Hints within the surrounding text that help determine the meaning of unfamiliar words, aiding in understanding complex vocabulary.
Context Clues
Arranged according to the order of time, used to present events or actions sequentially within a narrative or historical text
Chronological
Logical conclusions or insight drawn from textual evidence, requiring the reader to connect explicit information with background knowledge
Inferences
To narrate or describe events in detail, often used to summarize narratives or provide context or analysis
Recount
Abstract or complex ideas explored within a text, such as chronological, compare/contrast, or problem/solution, used by the author to present ideas and arguments effectively.
Text structure
Creative use of language that goes beyond the literal meaning, including metaphors, similes, personification and symbolism, to convey deeper meanings or emotions
Figurative Language
The specific order in which related events, action, or steps are arranged within a text, contributing to the overall flow and coherence
Sequence
Prior understanding or information that helps a reader interpret or connect with new text enhancing comprehension
Background knowledge
To tell a story or recount events from a text in ones own words, often focusing on key elements and their significance.
Retell
Words that guide the reader through the text, indicating relationships between ideas such as cause/effect, contrast, or addition.
Signal words
Literal language communicates exactly what is stated, while non-literal (figurative) language uses creative expressions to convey deeper meanings or emotions
Literal and Non-literal Language
A structure that examines the reasons why something happens cause and resulting outcomes effect, used to explain complex relationships within text.
Cause/Effect