ELA Common Core Instructional Vocabulary 6th-8th Grade

Below are lists of terms that align with the Common Core Standards sections of Literature,
Language Usage, Informational Texts, and Speaking and Listening. There is also a list of terms that pertain to Activities and Task students will be required to understand during future state assessments. Students should be introduced to and become procient in understanding these terms during their middle school language arts experience.

Literature
Climax Alliteration Character Traits/Characterization Figurative Language: Metaphor Hyperbole Simile Analogy Sarcasm Personication Onomatopoeia Understatement Aside Satire Irony Flashback Foreshadowing Genre: Legend Mythology Science Fiction Oral Tradition Short Story Drama Epic Poetry: Elegy Couplet Sonnet Rhyme Scheme Meter Allegory Idiom Theme Motivation Point of View Repetition Anecdote Bias/Stereotype Protagonist/Antagonist Episode/Event Narrator Plot: Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution Conict (internal/external) Setting Denouement Imagery Infer/Predict Symbolism Tone Prose Narrative Allusion Antecedent Preface Theme/Central Idea Analyze

ELA Common Core Instructional Vocabulary 6th-8th Grade

Language Usage
Connotation Denotation Convention Common Root Latin Root Innitive Word Origins/Etymology Derivation Verb Tense Pronoun Agreement Parenthesis/Dashes Redundancy Parallel Structure

Informational Texts
Chronology Main Idea Motivation Paraphrase Relevant/Irrelevant Bias Evaluate Inference Propaganda Manual Article Jargon Reasoning: Deductive/Inductive Didactic Thesis Statement Argument

Speaking/Listening
Inection Enunciation Rate Pitch Dialogue Discourse Discussion Claim Salient points Multimedia Context Inference Tone Jargon Reasoning: deductive/inductive Audience Details Proposition Interpretation Recognize Background Knowledge

ELA Common Core Instructional Vocabulary 6th-8th Grade

Task/Activity Words
Cite Determine Describe Analyze Explain Compare/contrast Comprehend Integrate Develop Trace Evaluate Engage Interpret Delineate Present Sequence Distinguish Adapt Demonstrate Conduct Question