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Common Core English Language ELA

Subjects : common-core, english
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1. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information






2. The central idea or meaning of a story






3. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense






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






5. The literal meaning of a word






6. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author






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






8. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas






9. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address






10. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts






11. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






12. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






14. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story






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






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






17. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'






18. A word that connects two or more words or sentences






19. A book of maps






20. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word






21. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it






22. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently






23. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next






24. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






26. The character who tells a story






27. A word that connects two or more words or sentences






28. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics






29. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time






30. Section of a book






31. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts






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






33. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






35. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened






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






37. The reason something happens






38. The events that happen in a story






39. The reason something happens






40. The plan for an essay or report in list form






41. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence






42. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends






43. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant






44. A group of lines in a poem






45. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






46. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way






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






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






49. Writing that tells a story






50. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added







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