Vital Vocabulary Verbs & Terms
Definition of author's point of view or perspective
What is the author’s unique idea or opinion about the topic in a story?
Definition of purpose.
What is the reason something is done, said or written?
The number of quotes needed in a short answer response.
What is two?
Mostly with nonfiction texts, a sentence you write to describe the overall idea or events of the text.
What is the central/main idea?
The meaning of tone.
What is the author’s attitude or feelings about a topic? (positive or negative)
Definition of synonym.
What is a similar word or another word with the same meaning?
Name the author’s purpose:
Don’t look at the sun during the eclipse or you will go blind!
What is to persuade?
The number of quotes needed typically in a four paragraph long response.
What is four?
This is what it means to make an inference.
What is an educated gues?
Identify the author’s tone:
Wow I am sooo excited for ELA class today. I heard we were taking a test and then another test.
What is sarcastic?
Definition of suggest.
What is to offer for consideration or to point out?
Name the author’s purpose:
Going outside is beneficial to your health. Research shows people who regularly go outside have a better quality of health and live longer lives.
What is to inform?
This is one of the first things you do in a short answer response. Another word for answer.
What is a claim?
Mostly with fiction texts, a sentence you write that describes what you learned, or the life lesson of a story.
What is a theme?
Identify the author’s tone:
I can’t think of a life without my father. I go each day trudging through life hoping one day it will get better.
What is depressed?
Definition of convey.
What is to show or to tell about?
Name the author’s purpose:
Remy the Rat loved to cook and make his friends feel happy. He would put together all different types of ingredients and look forward to dinner time.
What is to entertain?
The meaning behind the phrase, “By this I mean…”
-additional 100 points if you say where it goes in your SAR.
What is an inference?
- it goes right after your answer.
A good way to annotate nonfiction texts.
-additional 200 points if you explain each part of this strategy.
What is T.I.M.?
- Topic, information, main idea
Identify the author’s tone:
Maybe one day Elizabeth can return home to her family. She spends her time making presents and writing letters home as she thinks of them dearly.
What is hopeful?
Definition of contribute.
What is to add to?
Name the author’s purpose:
You should always annotate when you read. Even if you feel tired, push on.
What is to persuade?
The two sentence starters that can be used after a detail.
What is 1) this detail explains/shows… and 2) so I think that…?
List three positive character traits and list three negative character traits.
Examples include:
Positive: happy, cheery, fun, bubbly…
Negative:
Depressed, angry, annoyed, grieving…
Identify the author’s tone:
Smoking cigarettes can kill many people every year, but even every day. You may not know it but it is important to understand this fact just in case.
What is concern/concerned?