Language Arts Academic Vocabulary - Indiana Academic Standards and Common Core

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/ Fluency Vocabulary / Informational
Text / Literary Text / Writing
Process / Writing Applications / Conventions /
/ Foundation Skills / Informational Text / Literature / Writing / Language / Speaking and Listening /
K / Syllable
Alphabet
Rhyming
Decode
Fluency / Author
Illustrator
Title page
Main topic
Key details
Supporting points
Similarities/Differences / Author
Illustrator
Title
Character, setting,
major events
Key details
Poem
Retell / Publish
Sources / Opinion
Preference
Informative
Explanatory
Narrate
Details
Research / Grammar
Noun, Verb. Adjectives
Opposites
Plural
Question Words
who, what, where, when,
why, how
Conventions
capitalize, punctuation
spelling
Affixes
Multiple-meaning / Collaboration
Comprehension
Conversation
Details
Clarify
Presentation
Describe
Detail
Display
Audibly
Express
1 / Sentence
Decode
Fluency
Accuracy, rate,
Expression
Context / Main topic/Idea
Text features
headings, glossaries,
electronic menus, icons
Events
Support in a text
Similarities/Differences / Character
Setting
Central message/Lesson
Major events
Compare and contrast
Poem / Publish / Opinion
Informative
Explanatory
Topic
Facts
Closure
Sequenced events
Research / Grammar
Punctuation
Comma
Nouns
proper, possessive, plural,
singular
Pronouns
personal, possessive,
indefinite
Adjectives
differing in intensity
Conjunctions
Sentences
declarative, interrogative,
imperative, exclamatory
Context
Verbs (differing in manner) / Collaboration
Comprehension
Conversation
Clarify
Presentation
Relevant
Clarity
Complete sentences
2 / Abbreviation
Antonym
Compound Words
Prefix/Suffix
Synonym
Fluency
Accuracy, rate,
Expression / Clarify
Context clues
Nonfiction
Sequence
Summarize
Main topic
Text features
Captions, bold print,
subheadings, glossaries,
indexes, electronic
menus, icons
Author’s purpose
Author wants to answer,
explain, describe
Author’s reason
Image / Alliteration
Fiction
Poem, Fable, folktale
Central message, lesson,
moral
Rhythm
Alliteration
Repeated lines
Character’s point of view / Clarity
Dictionary
Draft
Publish
Thesaurus
Revise
Edit / Cause and effect
Compare/Contrast
Main Idea
Narrative
Research
Resources
Salutation
Opinion
Informative
Explanatory
Temporal words / Comma
Convention
Noun
Collective, irregular, plural
Reflexive Pronoun
Proper noun
Verb
Root word
Past tense irregular verbs
Adverb
Sentences
Simple and compound
Apostrophe
Reference material
dictionary, glossary
Uses of English
formal, informal / Clarify
Paraphrase
Chronological order
Collaboration
Comprehension
Conversation
Clarify
Presentation
Speak audibly
Relevant
Descriptive
Clarity
Coherent sentences
3 / Homograph Homophone
Derivational suffixes
Latin suffixes
Prose / Cause/Effect
Evidence
Expository
Fact
Glossary
Literal/ nonliteral
Order
Categorical, Logical
Problem/Solution
Opinion
Main idea
Sequence
Text features
Key words, sidebars,
Hyperlinks
Relevant
Pojnt of view
Illustrations
Maps, photographs
Compare and contrast / Drama
Fable
Fairy tale
Folktale
Genre
Nonfiction
Legend
Myth
Central message, lesson
Moral
Character
Traits, motivations,
Feelings
Parts
Chapter, scene, stanza
Create mood
Compare and contrast
Themes, settings, plots
/ Draft
Paragraph
Reference materials
Atlas, encyclopedia
Word choice
Planning
Revising
Editing / Context within narrative
Document sources
Persuasive
Response to literature
Research Report
Letters
Formal, Personal,
Persuasive
Point of view
Opinion
Organizational structure
for reasons
Linking words/phrases
Informative
Explanatory
Narrative
Sense of closure
Purpose / Articles
Compound noun
Pronoun
Conjunctions
Coordinating
Subordinating
Tense: present, past,
Future
Sentence Structure
Declarative
Imperative
Interrogative
Exclamatory
Nouns
Regular/irregular plural
Abstract
Verbs
Regular/irregular
Verb tense
Agreement
Subject-verb
Pronoun-antecedent
Adjectives and adverbs
Comparative/superlative
Sentences
Simple, compound,
complex
Quotation marks
Literal/non-literal / Onomatopoeia
Point of view
Support claims
Elaboration
Understandable pace
4 / Idiom
Roots and word parts
Syllabication patterns
Morphology / Assumption
Draw conclusions
Foreshadowing clues
Hypothesis
Technical manual
Explicit
Inference
Summarize
Interpret
Structure
Chronology,
Comparison
Cause/effect
Problem/solution
Quantitative presentation / Figurative language
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Theme
Inference
Theme
Summarize
Mythology
Structure Poem
Verse, rhythm, meter
Structure Drama
Characters, settings,
descriptions, dialogue,
stage directions
Narrations
Point of view
First/third person / Audience
Organizational structure
Cause and effect
Chronological order
Similarity/Difference
Pose/answer question
Point of view
Paraphrase
Preface/Appendix
Purpose
Transitions
Formatting / Informative/
Explanatory
Precise language
Domain specific
vocabulary
Persuasion
Opinion
Description
Narrative
Dialogue
Sensory details
Transitions for
sequence of events
Research process
Define the topic
Gather information
Determine credibility
Report finding
Response to literature
Clarity
Audience
Relevant
Reflection / Adverb
Appositive
Conjunction
Irregular verb
Parenthesis
Participial phrase
Prepositional phrase
Sentence fluency
Relative pronouns
Relative adverbs
Progressive verb tenses
Modal auxiliaries
Prepositional phrases
Fragments and run-ons
Formal English
Informal discourse
Thesaurus
Figurative Language and
Nuance
Simile, metaphor,
idioms, adages, proverbs
Antonym
Synonym / Anecdote
Elaboration
Paraphrase
5 / Word origin / Generalization
Inference
Textual evidence
Explicit
Summarize
Structure
Chronology
Comparison
Cause/effect
Problem/solution
Similarity/Difference
Point of view / Conflict
Evaluate
Literary form
Figurative language Literary device
Imagery, Metaphor
Simile, Symbolism
Theme
Reader’s perspective
Explicit
Inference
Summarize
Compare and Contrast
Characters
Narrator’s point of view
Chapter, scene, stanza
Genre / Bibliographic reference
Citation
Endnotes
Hypothesis
Note-taking for research / Emotional appeal
Persuasive composition
Relevant evidence
Tone Style
Clarity coherent
Support an author’s
point of view, purpose
Informative/Explanatory
Precise language
Domain-specific
Vocabulary
Narrative
Techniques
Dialogue, pacing,
Description
Sequence of events
Transitional words,
phrases, clauses
Reflection / Colon
Main/subordinate clause
Modifier
Present/Past participle
Semi-colon
Transitions
Words, phrases, clauses
Functions of
Conjunctions, preposition,
Interjections
Correlative conjunctions
Figurative Language and
Nuance
Simile, metaphor,
idioms, adages, proverbs
Antonym, Synonym,
Homograph / Faulty reasoning
Perspective
Summarize aloud