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LA Vocab Words
6th grade language arts academic vocabulary words
| Vocabulary Word | Description |
|---|---|
| affix | A prefix or suffix added to a root word to change meaning or part of speech |
| analogy | A comparison of items based on their relationship |
| author's perspective | The author's opinions and beliefs |
| author's purpose | The author's reason for writing |
| character development | The way a character changes throughout a literary text |
| conflict | A struggle or battle a character experiences |
| context clues | Hints an author gives to help define an unknown word |
| conventions | Using spelling, capitalization, grammar, and punctuation to help make writing clear and understandable |
| evidence | Proof found within text |
| genre | Categories of literature |
| inference | A conclusion made by using background knowledge and clues from the story |
| informational text | A nonfiction piece of writing that informs the reader about a specific topic |
| literary devices | Figurative language used to make writing more interesting |
| literary text | A fictional piece of writing that tells a story or entertains |
| main idea | The overall idea of a text |
| modes | Types of writing |
| organizational patterns | Different ways of organizing information based on the author's purpose |
| plagiarism | Taking someone else's work or ideas and claiming them as your own |
| plot development | The series of events within literary text |
| point of view | The perspective from which a story is told |
| prediction | An educated guess at what will happen in the future |
| root word | The basic part of a word after all affixes have been removed |
| summary | A shortened version of a text that includes the main idea and supporting details |
| supporting details | The statements that support the overall idea of text |
| text features | Parts of a nonfiction text that help the reader find information and understand what they read |
| theme | The message or life lesson the author wants the reader to learn |
| thesis | The claim or subject a writer attempts to prove or support |
| word choice | The vocabulary a writer chooses to show meaning |
| writing process | Plan, draft, revise, edit, publish |
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