CRCT Vocabulary

1. CRCT Vocabulary From Adjective to Verb Tense By Ashleigh Bunch, Cameron Garbarino, Alex Hawks, JP, Lindsay and Carlye

2. Adjective: a word that describes or modifies a noun Ex: My cat is fat and lazy. Adjective Clause: a dependent clause used as an adjective Ex: My cat who is fat and lazy lays in the sun. Adverb: a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb Ex: My cat sleeps soundly. Adverb Clause: a dependent clause used as an adverb Ex: The door closed when they entered.

3. Affix: a suffix or prefix Ex: recycle, bicycle, hopeful Alliteration: similar beginning sounds Ex: cheesy churros :) Analogy: comparison of two nouns Ex: hot : cold as high : low Argument: making your point or stating your opinion Ex: debates, persuasive writing Author’s Purpose: why the author writes somethingEx: to inform, to entertain, to persuade Bandwagon: everyone else is doing it, propaganda Ex: liking something because everyone else does

4. Bias: opinion, reasoning, or discrimination toward a particular thing. Ex: Only tall people can play basketball. Bibliography: A list of sources used when researching Ex: Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. New York: Scholastic, 1999. Capitalization: making certain letters capital Ex: He is in Suwanee Town Center. Caption: a little blurb of information explaining a picture or diagram Ex: This cat loves snow cones!

5. This birthday cake is vanilla with chocolate frosting. Caption: words underneath a photo or image, to describe what is happening. Ex: Cause/effect: the reason why something happens and the reason because of that. Ex: There was a banana peal on the floor, therefore I fell. Character: A person or animal in a story. Ex: Tow Mater

6. Characterization: the development of a character. Ex: characters actions, words, thoughts, and interaction. Chart: a table showing information. Ex: Chorological: the series of events. Ex: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.

7. Comparative adjective/adverb: adjective or adverb comparing two things. Ex: better, more, -er, Compare/contrast: to show how things are similar and different. Ex: Complete Sentence: a sentence with at least an independent clause. Ex: I went to the store.

8. Complex Sentence: has one dependent clause and one independent clause Ex: Although cupcakes taste good, they are bad for you. Compound sentence: has or more independent clauses separated by a semicolon or comma fanboys Ex: Cupcakes are really good, but they are very bad for you. Compound/Complex Sentence: has 2 independent clauses and 1 dependent clause Ex: When I finally ate a cupcake, I felt bad about it, but also I felt sick.

9. Concluding sentence: last sentence that sums up the essay or story Ex: And they lived happily ever after. Conclusion: last part of an essay or story Ex: expository, narratives Conflict: the main plot or problem of the story Ex: Nemo is lost. Context Clue: words that help you understand something: Look around the words for clues to meaning. Ex: I trudged sadly. Dependent Clause: a clause that can’t stand alone Ex: As I walked.

10. Disciplinary Text: informational text Ex: Social Studies article Editing/Revising: to change your writing and make it better Ex: spell-check, Color my World Expert Opinion: the ideas of experts, propaganda Ex: Doctors recommend this product Extraneous/Inappropriate Detail: writing that doesn’t make sense in the text Ex: Dogs are animals. I love tacos.

11. Fable: A story used to teach a lesson • Ex: The Tortoise and the Hare Figurative Language: words that don’t literally express a topic Ex: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idioms Footnote: a small bibliography at the bottom of a page, or additional information at the bottom Ex: *Darwin’s Adventures, 2008, May 14* Graphic: visual features used to help enhance a text Ex: illustration, caption, chart Graphic Organizer: shows info visually with boxes or shapes Ex: Venn diagrams

12. Historical Context: the time and place in history Ex: early 21st century, modern day Hyperbole: an exaggeration Ex: I have 24 hours of homework! Idiom: phrases that don’t really mean what they say Ex: She broke my heart. Illustration: a drawing used to show appearance Ex: Independent Clause: a clause with a subject and a predicate that has the complete thought Ex: She ran quickly, but it was hot.

13. Index: section in back of book that shows the page numbers of different topics • Ex: cats; 45-48, 85-123 Instruction: direction on how to do something Ex: Step 1- Get an egg Introduction: the beginning of s story. Ex: Once upon a time…. Literary Device: any devices an author uses. Ex: Loaded words: words that have strong emotional meaning., propaganda Ex: freedom.

14. Logical Order: an order that makes sense for the reader. Ex: First, second, third., Spacial Media: ways of mass communicating. Ex: news. Metaphor: a direct comparison without like or as. Ex: She is a very hungry pig. Modifier: words that describe. Adjectives, adverbs Ex: Smelly.

15. Mood: the feel of the story. Ex: Happy. Moral: the lesson learned. Ex: Be respectful. Multi-step instruction: many directions within one direction. Ex: Pour the flour then stir in with the egg. Myth: a story that is told to teach about the natural world. Ex: Rabbit.

16. Name Calling: form of propaganda. Ex: Only losers don’t have the snuggie! Onomatopoeia: a word that mimics the sound they represent Ex: BOOM! ZAP! Order of Importance: the way you put things in order from least to most importance Ex: stories use this all the time Paragraph: the form of writing used in prose Ex: always used in prose Personification: giving human qualities to non-living things Ex: The wind whistled. Perspective: how someone sees something Ex: opinions

17. Plot: main idea of the story Ex: expository, narrative Prefix: the small part at the beginning of a word Ex: pretest, antisocial Pronoun Antecedent Agreement- all pronouns/nouns must agree Ex: Louis writes his own stories. Propaganda: a way of advertising to harm or help someone or something often misleading Ex: name-calling, bandwagon Punctuation: any end or middle to sentence Ex: comma, period

18. Repetition: repeating words, propaganda Ex: He went to the store, he went to the mall. He went everywhere. Research Report: an essay that has been researched Ex: our papers from before Winter Break where we researched a question. Resolution: the ending of a story where the conflicts are resolved Ex: They stopped fighting and lived happily ever after. Rhyme: words with similar sounds Ex: play, stay

19. Run-on Sentence: a sentence with multiple clauses and no correct punctuation Ex: I went to the store I came home. Sensory Detail: words that appeal to the senses Ex: The wonderful aroma of baking cookies wafted into the kitchen. Sentence: at least one independent clause, it can have more independent or dependent clauses Ex: I went to the store Sentence Fragment: part of a sentence Ex: As I walked.

20. Setting: the time and place a story occurs Ex: onboard the Seahawk in 1813 Simile: type of figurative language that compares two things using like or as. Ex: My sister is messy like a pig. Simple sentence: a sentence with one independent clause. Ex: We drove to the store. Spatial description: describing a space from one area to another Ex: My bedroom has a bed on one wall and a dresser on the opposite wall.

21. Subject: the main noun of the sentence. Ex. My oldest brother will be a grandpa soon. Subject-verb agreement: making sure your subject and verb are both singular or plural, remember, opposites attract. Ex: The boys leave the party early. The boy leaves the party early. Suffix: letters added to the end of a word to change its part of speech or meaning Ex. Helpful, traditional, useless

22. Superlative adjective/adverb: the form of the modifer used to compare three or more things. Uses most or –est. Ex: best, happiest Testimonial: when someone shares their situation to promote a product or idea, propaganda Ex: Proactiv commericals Text feature: changing the appearance of writing for effect Ex: bold, highlight, underline, italics

23. Theme: the moral or lesson of a story Ex: Always try your best. Tone: how an author feels about what he is writing Ex: excited, sarcastic Topic: what a piece of writing is about Ex: new school year (7th grade), sailing (CD) Topic sentence: one sentence that summarizes a piece of writing (also called thesis statement) ex: The book made me both laugh and cry.

24. Traditional literature: stories handed down through generations Ex: myths, legends, fables, fairy tales Transition: words or phrases that move a piece of writing from one topic to another ex: first, next, similarly, in addition to, as compare with, due to Verb: a word used to show action or state of being Ex: run, walk, is, am, are, was, were, Verb tense: a way of showing time using the form of the verb. Past (ran), present (run), future (will run). Past perfect (had ran), present perfect (have ran), and future perfect (will have ran)