Reading & Writing
adding notes or comments to a text to mark significant features and/or personal commentary
annotating
the words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage
Context
paraphrased or directly quoted detail(s) from a text that supports a reader’s claim, thought, inference, or analysis about the text
Text Evidence
the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze, etc.); the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work
Author's Purpose
a technique in which many ideas are generated quickly and without judgment or evaluation, usually as part of a problem-solving process or to inspire creative thinking. Brainstorming may be done in a classroom, with a small group, or individually.
Brainstorming
a set of information that describes a word or phrase.
Dictionary Entry
the ability to read text at an appropriate rate and with accuracy, expression, and appropriate phrasing; not hurried reading
Fluency
Types of text connections
an underlying message or the big idea of a story
Theme
words or phrases that help to sustain a thought or idea through the writing. They link sentences and paragraphs together smoothly so that there are no abrupt jumps or breaks between ideas.
Transitional words/phrases
the form of a word after all affixes are removed.
Root
using evidence from a text to say what may happen next, what events may unfold or how a character may behave.
Prediction
what the author is trying to teach the reader, what the text is mainly about.
Key Idea, Central Idea or Main Idea
the argument the writer is making
Claim
refers to which person is telling the story.
Point of View
A word part added to the beginning of a root or base word to create a new meaning
Prefix
a particular type of literature: Poetry, Drama, Letters, Advertisements, Historical Fiction, Biographies, Autobiographies.
Genre
A conclusion or opinion that is reached because of known facts or evidence
Inference
the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium
Audience
A letter or a group of letters added to the end of a root or base word to change its meaning
Suffix
how the information within a written text is organized.
Text Structure
the process of pulling together background knowledge, newly learned ideas, connections, inferences and summaries into a complete and original understanding of the text.
Synthesize
the intended goal of a piece of writing; the reason a person writes
Purpose
a narrative device that hints at coming events, and often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.
Foreshadow