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Common Core English Language ELA

Subjects : common-core, english
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1. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek






2. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up






3. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure






4. The central idea or meaning of a story






5. A quality that is part of a character's personality






6. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word






7. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly






8. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story






9. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words






10. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea






11. Any material that will help a writer find information






12. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word






13. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas






14. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word






15. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story






16. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story






17. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea






18. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






19. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






20. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb






21. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something






22. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command






23. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way






24. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






25. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm






26. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate






27. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning






28. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words






29. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






30. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word






31. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences






32. The reason something happens






33. The order in which things happen in a text






34. Something that can be proven to be true






35. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






36. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally






37. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept






38. A listing of the resources used for a written project






39. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb






40. A group of letters that is added before or after a root






41. Words an author chooses when writing






42. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed






43. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text






44. Conversations that characters have with each other






45. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story






46. A line of a poem or song






47. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak






48. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words






49. The location and time in which a story takes place






50. To identify ways that multiple things are different







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