6th Grade Cards for Language Arts
This page provides interactive cards for students of 6th Grade to study academic words, which are essential vocabulary used in 6th Grade Arts classes.
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affix
a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
analogy
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
antagonist
one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent
antecedent
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent); preceding in time or order
appositive
relating to or being in apposition
characterization
the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; a graphic or vivid verbal description
clause
sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
conventions
practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction
criticism
a written evaluation of a work of literature; disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
dialect
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
end rhyme
the form of rhyme (rhyming) which uses sameness of sound of the last words of lines from the vowels in their stressed syllables to their ends
exposition
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue
falling action
the events of a dramatic or narrative plot following the climax
footnote
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page; add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
foreshadowing
indicate by signs
graphic organizer
a communication tool that uses visual symbols to express knowledge, concepts, thoughts, or ideas, and the relationships between them.
interpretation
explanation; performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music
irrelevant
not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with
literal
according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
modifier
a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
mythology
study of myths; collection of myths
narration
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
narrative writing
any account of connected events, presented to a reader or listener in a sequence of written or spoken words, or in a sequence of pictures
passage
the motion of one object relative to another; the act of passing from one state or place to the next
perspective
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
phrases
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
plagiarism
theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
predicate adjective
adjective that modifies the noun or a pronoun in a sentence
predicate nominative
a word in the nominative case that completes a copulative verb, such as son in the sentence Charlie is my son
protagonist
principal character in a work of fiction; main character in a drama; leader of a cause; champion
references
a remark that calls attention to something or someone; the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to
rising action
a part of a book or play in which more things start to happen, the rising action leads to the climax
sentence combining
combine two or more simple sentences to form a more complex or sophisticated sentence.
sentence structure
the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
summarize
give a summary of; be a summary of
symbolism
practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; system of symbols or representations
synthesize
integrate; compose; combine so as to form a new, complex product
viewpoint
a place from which something can be viewed; a mental position from which things are viewed
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