5th Grade Cards for Language Arts
This page provides interactive cards for students of 5th Grade to study academic words, which are essential vocabulary used in 5th Grade Arts classes.
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argument
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
bias
preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
business letter
a letter dealing with business
cinquain
a five line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables
colon
a punctuation mark used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation
compile
get or gather together
conduct
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
confirm
support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
context clue
sources of information outside of words that readers may use to predict the identities and meanings of unknown words
coordinating conjunction
a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
editor
the person who determines the final content of a text, especially of a newspaper or magazine
elaborate
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
evaluate
judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise
expand
become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
flashback
return in time;a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene
generalize
reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body
hypothesis
assumption; theory
lyric
short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
myth
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
narrative poem
a form of poetry which tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well
nominative pronoun
pronouns that are usually the subject of a sentence, like I, you, he
objective pronoun
a personal pronoun that is used typically as a grammatical object: the direct or indirect object of a verb, or the object of a preposition
origin
the first existence or beginning of anything; birth; fountain
personification
representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
persuade
advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; convince
possessive pronoun
pronoun indicating possession, for example mine, yours, hers, theirs
present
being in existence; something presented as a gift; period of time that is happening now
propaganda
organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles
publish
make public; make known to mankind, or to people in general
scan
make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
skim
pass near surface of; brush surface of; glide swiftly along surface of; read or examine rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts
stereotype
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
subordinating conjunction
a conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause
tall tale
an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story
tone
the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
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