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LA Priority SMART Goal Vocab (6th Grade)

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Term
Definition
Affix   A prefix or suffix added to a root word to change meaning or part of speech  
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Analogy   A comparison of items based on their relationship  
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Author's Perspective   The author's opinions and beliefs  
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Author's Purpose   The author's reason for writing  
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Character Development   The way a character changes throughout a literary text  
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Conflict   A struggle or battle a character experiences  
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Context Clues   Hints an author gives to help define an unknown word  
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Conventions   Using spelling, capitalization, grammar, and punctuation to help make writing clear and understandable  
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Evidence   Proof found within text  
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Genre   Categories of literature  
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Inference   A conclusion made by using background knowledge and clues from the story  
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Informational Text   A nonfictional piece of writing that informs the reader about a specific topic  
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Literary Devices   Figurative language used to make writing more interesting  
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Literary Text   A fictional piece of writing that tells a story or entertains  
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Main Idea   The overall idea of a text  
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Modes   Different genres of text determined by the author's reason for writing  
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Organizational Patterns   Different ways of organizing information based on the author's purpose  
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Plagiarism   Taking someone else's work or ideas and claiming them as your own  
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Plot Development   The series of events within literary text  
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Point of View   The perspective from which a story is told  
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Prediction   An educated guess at what will happen in the future  
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Root Word   The basic part of a word after all affixes have been removed  
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Summary   A shortened version of a text that includes the main idea and supporting details  
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Supporting Details   The statements that support the overall idea of text  
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Text Features   Parts of a nonfiction text that help the reader find information and understand what they read  
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Theme   The message or life lesson the author wants the reader to learn  
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Word Choice   The vocabulary a writer chooses to show meaning  
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Writing Process   Plan, draft, revise, edit, publish  
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