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Index of Skills© 2014 College Board. All rights reserved. Literary Skills Fairy tale, 130 Poetry, 5 Fiction, 11, 49, 97 free verse, 284, 285 Alliteration, 284 Figurative language, 47, 58, 59, iambic pentameter, 253, 299 Audience, 218 rhyme scheme (pattern), 5 Author’s purpose, 80, 110, 111, 64, 67, 69, 78, 84, 85, 111, 131, 273, 285 141, 255 186, 218 Flashback, 80 Point of view, 6, 7, 19, 23, 27, 29, Autobiography, 13, 129 Foreshadowing, 63 265, 266, 298 Biography, 129 Hyperbole, 255 rst person, 6, 12, 17, 21, 40, Cause and e ect, 16, 36 Images/imagery, 17, 31, 111, 142 53, 76 Character(s), 10, 11, 12, 25, 30, 35, Interpreting/interpretation, 5, third-person, 6, 53, 76 60, 82, 98, 106, 124, 137, 157, 40, 47, 48, 50, 54, 56, 63, 64, 65, 282, 299 Prose, 5 85, 90, 97, 101, 102, 113, 114, Limerick, 273, 284 Pun, 255 117, 125, 264, 281, 290, 291, Literary analysis, 106, 116 Re ection, 13, 15 298, 300 Literary Terms, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, Response, 13, 23 analysis of, 282, 298, 301 17, 26, 28, 29, 49, 53, 54, 58, 63, Rhetorical devices, 255, 256, main, 79, 83, 115, 281 79, 88, 90, 92, 95, 97, 103, 105, Characterization, 11, 17, 22, 25, 37, 106, 127, 131, 136, 139, 142, 146, 294, 299 40, 60, 70, 72, 84, 100, 101, 110, 160, 162, 166, 188, 211, 217, 238, parallel structure, 255 269, 293 240, 248, 250, 253, 259, 262, 270, repetition, 255 actions, 17, 22, 23, 37, 61, 83, 100, 273, 275, 276, 283, 300 rhetorical question, 255 282, 298 Metaphor, 28, 58, 59, 112, 255, 256 Rhyme, 5, 275, 284, 285 appearance, 17, 22, 37, 61, 83, Mood, 104 Rhythm, 253, 273, 284, 285 100, 282, 298 Myth, 64 Scene, 11, 12, 53, 292, 293, 298, 299, words, 17, 22, 23, 37, 61, 83, 100, Narrative, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 21, 25, 300, 301 282, 298 26, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, Science ction, 79 Comedy, 291 40, 43, 49, 53, 92, 106 Sensory language, 29, 31, 44, 67, Con ict, 11, 12, 25, 30, 35, 40, 47, personal, 4, 13, 26, 33, 35, 49 71, 131 49, 50, 54, 55, 56, 63, 64, 65, 67, Narrator, 6, 29, 35, 39, 44 Setting, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 25, 29, 30, 69, 78, 84, 85, 90, 97, 115, 125, Novel, 97, 103 35, 40, 48, 50, 54, 55, 60, 63, 64, 264, 265, 269, 275, 281, 290, 292, Oral interpretation, 273, 273 65, 70, 79, 84, 90, 101, 105, 113, 293, 300 Pacing, 21, 30 114, 117, 125, 290, 300 external, 11, 52, 54, 55, 66, 68, 115 Personi cation, 58, 59, 112, 255 Short story, 97 internal, 11, 52, 54, 55, 66, 68, 115 Perspective, 22, 23, 27 Simile, 26, 27, 29, 58, 59, 112, 255 Connotation, 128, 225, 264, 281 Plot, 22, 47, 48, 54, 56, 57, 60, 70, Speaker, 7, 191, 218 Context, 30, 64 84, 85, 103, 113, 114, 125, 264, Stanza, 5, 131 Details, 19, 29, 79, 100, 104, 265, 269, 275, 281, 290 Structure, 264, 269, 284 269, 281 climax, 47, 54, 69, 82, 84, 85 Style, 20, 191 Dialogue, 11, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 29, exposition, 47, 54, 63, 64, 65, 69, Subplot, 90, 103, 125 48, 64, 293 79, 82, 85 Symbols/symbolism, 33 Diction (word choice), 17, 29, 110, falling action, 54, 82 Syntax, 252, 254, 256, 294, 299 111, 117, 225, 252, 254, 256, 264, incident, 11, 13, 14, 21, 23, 29, 34, eme, 53, 56, 68, 70, 78, 82, 114, 281, 294, 299 115, 125, 132, 188, 264, 269, 275, Drama, 276 36, 40, 53, 67, 101, 281, 298, 299, 300 features of, 294 102, 117 eme statement, 78 implied stage action in, 254 resolution, 47, 54, 78, 82, 85, 281 Tone, 110, 191, 218, 264, 265, 269, Editorial, 166 rising action, 54, 69, 78, 82 273, 284 E ect, 9, 17, 27, 255, 283 sequence of events, 11, 12, 12, 29, Tragedy, 291 Essential questions, 4, 33, 47, 90, 32, 43, 49, 84 Visual prompt, 1, 87, 159, 237 109, 127, 162, 208, 211, 240, 262 Plot diagram, 56, 57, 69, 85 Voice, 110 Index of Skills 361

Reading Skills Rereading, 38, 39, 64, 117, 145, Diction (word choice), 9, 25, 35, 40, © 2014 College Board. All rights reserved. 172, 191, 195, 220, 263, 264, 281, 84, 189, 225, 227, 235, 269Annotating the text, 215, 252, 284, 293 293, 299 Double-entry journal, 98, 99, 120, Scanning, 100, 110, 111, 172, 152, 249Anticipation guide, 165 198, 214Chunking the text, 145, 153, 173 Dra ing, 40, 45, 83, 85, 125, 135,Close reading, 13, 26, 28, 110, 120, Sketching, 60, 82, 105, 117, 142, 137, 138, 157, 215, 216, 228, 235 230, 299 281, 298 Editing, 45, 85, 125, 157, 235Compare and contrast, 101, 115, Skimming, 63, 100, 110, 111, Embedded Assessment, 45, 85, 125, 172, 225 133, 201, 281, 289, 300 157, 209, 235, 260, 301Connecting to the text, 116, 124 Story board, 82 unpacking, 4, 47, 90, 127, 162, Summarizing, 5, 15, 19, 33, 39, 52, 212, 240, 263 text-to-self, 116 Evaluating writing, 45, 85, 125, 157, text-to text, 116 67, 114, 120, 124, 130, 142, 145, 235, 260 text-to-world, 116 150, 153, 195, 212, 224, 244, 254, Evidence, 138, 167, 170, 172, 173,Context clues, 153, 172 264, 265, 281, 284, 293, 299 176, 177, 180, 181, 182, 191, 195,Graphics Venn diagram, 95, 289 201, 207, 208, 209, 215, 217, 218, reading/interpreting, 192, 195, 197 Visualizing, 60, 115, 145 220, 224, 228, 229, 231, 235, 243 types of, 196 Word map, 7, 9, 163 relevant, 220, 243Independent Reading Link, 10, 12, su cient, 220 16, 25, 31, 43, 48, 82, 84, 129, 145, Writing Skills Expository essay, 125, 127, 132, 134, 151, 162, 165, 191, 213, 224, 227, 140, 157 240, 263, 272, 275, 289, 299 Adding, 41 Expository writing, 92, 95, 101, 105,Inferring, 23, 28, 61, 66, 102, 192, AQQS strategy, 37, 38, 44 114, 124, 125, 127, 135, 137, 148, 272, 298 Argument, 162, 163, 165, 169, 172, 150, 156, 248, 250, 259, 269, 300KWHL chart, 151, 206 Feedback, 85, 108, 125, 157, 231,Levels of questions, 106, 107 195, 201, 202, 209, 216 233, 235Making meaning, 70, 98, 153, 270, Argumentative writing, 212, 214, Figurative language, 112 284, 294, 301 Formal style, 189Marking the text, 13, 17, 21, 27, 29, 222, 225, 228, 231, 233, 234, 235 Frame poem, 9, 129 31, 42, 43, 58, 60, 64, 70, 78, 80, Audience, 47, 188, 191, 195, 217, Freewriting, 180 92, 112, 117, 130, 131, 132, 135, Hook, 26, 37, 44, 132, 136, 228 142, 145, 146, 149, 153, 162, 166, 228, 229, 235, 250 Incident-response-re ection 168, 171, 173, 177, 189, 193, 214, Bibliography, 186, 247, 250, 260 organization, 13, 16, 25, 29, 40, 217, 241, 252, 256, 264, 276, 281, Brainstorming, 7, 35, 41, 45, 94, 103, 44, 45 290, 294 Introduction, 45, 132, 136, 137, 139,Metacognitive markers, 198, 202 128, 151, 163, 172, 176, 215, 241, 228, 260Note-taking, 91, 101, 113, 117, 149, 247, 249, 264, 270, 282, 283 Looping, 226, 227 214, 244, 300 Call to action, 229 Marking the text, 59, 96, 140, 224,Paraphrase, 164, 173, 244, 263, 293 Claim, 164, 166, 167, 169, 170, 171, 226, 227, 228, 231Predicting, 17, 79, 102, 116, 117, 176, 179, 181, 191, 195, 201, 207, Memory map, 34, 35, 36, 40, 45 124, 152, 170, 237, 294 208, 209, 215, 217, 218, 220, 224, Mood, 104Previewing, 294 228, 231, 243 Narrative, 12, 16, 42, 44Questioning the text, 98, 106, 124, Coherence, 40, 230, 232, 233 Narrative techniques, 85 149, 150, 152, 153 Commentary, 35, 92, 95, 98, 101, Note taking, 183, 209, 231, 232,Read aloud, 5, 24, 79, 110, 173, 232, 105, 114, 118, 124, 135, 138, 141, 249, 260 263, 273, 275, 283, 289 148, 152, 156, 215 Organization, 36, 125, 157, 230, 248,Reader/Writer Notebook, 9, 10, 25, Compare and contrast, 101 250, 251, 260 43, 85, 99, 127, 140, 165, 191, Conclusion, 132, 139, 145, 157, 228, chronological, 12, 16, 35 211, 224, 227, 250 229, 251, 260, 301 compare/contrast, 300Reading plan, 10, 240, 263 Controlling idea, 248, 250, 259, logical, 150 269, 300 Outlining, 85, 139, 215 Details, 35, 36, 40, 41, 43, 45, 92, 104, 112, 141, 215 Dialogue, 35, 40, 41, 42, 47, 59, 69, 78, 84, 85 tags, 41, 42, 69, 78362 SpringBoard® English Language Arts Grade 6

© 2014 College Board. All rights reserved. Paraphrase, 4, 146, 164, 167, 169, Sentence starters, 208 Writer’s Checklist, 42, 216 206, 209, 224, 234, 235, 240, Short story, 47, 48, 49, 83, 85 Writing group, 138, 169, 191, 249, 260 Sources, 187 195, 260 Personal narrative, 4, 13, 45, 47, 48 citing, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, Writing process, 45, 85, 125, 129, Perspective, 166, 180 207, 209, 222, 224, 235, 244, Plagiarism, 184, 222, 244 247, 250, 260 157, 209, 235 Planning, 45, 85, 125, 157, 209, 228, Writing prompts, 12, 16, 25, 40, 53, evaluating, 182, 183, 184, 186, 234, 235, 260, 301 187, 187, 209, 235, 244, 247, 57, 64, 69, 78, 84, 90, 92, 95, 101, Portfolio, 9, 12, 195, 224 249, 260 105, 114, 118, 124, 125, 135, 137, Prewriting, 8, 25, 36, 45, 85, 125, 148, 156, 191, 195, 201, 214, 224, primary, 183 227, 229, 231, 233, 248, 250, 259, 157, 209, 215, 235, 260 secondary, 183 269, 300 webbing strategy, 235 tips for citing, 222 timed, 228 Proofreading, 44 Spell-check, 44 Publishing, 44, 45, 85, 125, 235 Style, 112, 188, 235 Media Skills Purpose, 191, 217, 228, 229, 235 formal, 188, 189, 191, 207, 208, Quickwrite, 26, 49, 65, 70, 79, 102, Domain su x, 186 117, 142, 146, 149, 163, 164, 167, 215, 248, 250, 259 Making a poster, 33, 124 182, 198, 201, 263, 264 Summarizing, 4, 139, 146, 249 Multimedia, 247, 250 Quotations, 19, 146, 249 Support, 164, 170, 180, 209, 215 Visual representation, 35, 94 direct, 222 Support paragraph, 132, 157, paraphrasing (indirect), 222 Speaking and Listening Reader/Writer Notebook, 85, 99, 215, 229 Skills 140, 224, 227 Supporting details, 95, 101, 105, Reasoning, 179, 217 Active listening, 209 Reasons, 137, 168, 170, 172, 173, 114, 118, 124, 125, 135, 138, Audience, 273 176, 177, 180, 181, 190, 191, 195, 148, 156 198, 201, 207, 208, 209, 212, 224, Syntax, 69, 235 engaging, 260, 301 228, 229, 231, 235, 241, 243 Synthesizing information, 240, Choral reading, 284, 289 Research, 150, 151, 162, 182, 198, 251, 260 Clarity (of pronunciation and 206, 208, 209, 215, 235, 240, 249, Technology Tips, 45, 85, 125, 157, 255, 260, 262 209, 235, 260, 301 speaking voice), 167, 181, 208, note cards, 209, 250 Textual evidence, 22, 23, 33, 51, 82, 243, 251, 259 Research question, 182, 198, 206, 98, 101, 110, 133, 146, 148, 153, Debate, 162, 180, 202, 208, 209, 243 209, 215, 235, 244, 249, 250, 260 156, 167, 183, 243, 269 rules for (Philosophical Chairs), Response starters, 99 esis, 134, 138, 215 180 Revision, 16, 41, 43, 44, 45, 59, 96, esis statement, 132, 136, 148, 152, self-assessment, 181 125, 140, 141, 157, 224, 226, 227, 156, 157, 166 Drama games, 270, 271 229, 231, 234, 235, 250, 259, 264 Title, 44 Expert group, 26, 120, 249, 256 Revision strategies Tone, 188, 191, 208, 235, 248, 250, Eye contact, 243, 251, 259, 260, 271, adding, 41, 157, 201, 231, 233 259, 269, 272 273, 275, 283, 284, 289, 299 deleting, 232, 233 Topic sentence, 92, 95, 101, 105, Facial expression, 271, 272, 275, looping, 226, 227 114, 118, 124, 132, 134, 135, 138, 281, 283, 284, 289, 299 replacing, 140, 141, 157, 231 148, 156, 215 Feedback, 108, 121, 251, 260, 271 Rhetoric, 217 Transition words, 21, 35, 40, 43, 44, Fishbowl strategy, 121 Rhetorical appeals, 217, 218, 219, 220 45, 92, 95, 101, 105, 114, 118, Group discussions, 17, 42, 48, 78, emotional (pathos), 213, 217, 124, 125, 132, 135, 138, 215, 230, 82, 107, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 221, 226, 227 231, 248, 250, 259, 260 124, 130, 142, 145, 168, 179, 189, logical (logos), 213, 217, 221, 222, of comparison, 101 195, 201, 208, 213, 251, 264, 272, 223, 224, 227 of contrast, 101 281, 289, 299 Scoring guide, 46, 86, 126, 158, 210, Visual display, 195, 196, 208, creating norms for, 107–108 236, 261, 312 209, 251 In ection, 271, 273, 274, 275, 281, Sensory details, 84 multimedia components of, 196, 283, 284, 289, 293, 299 247, 251, 260 Jigsaw group, 251, 259 Visualizing, 104 Literature Circles, 119, 123 Voice, 112 roles in, 119, 123 Index of Skills 363

Marking the text, 180, 275, 284, 288, Appositives, 223, 224 Sentences, 20 © 2014 College Board. All rights reserved. 293, 299 phrases, 223 combining, 141 complex, 9, 233, 248Movement, 272, 299 Clauses, 231 compound, 105, 248Multimedia, 240, 247 dependent, 233, 248 fragments, 20Multimedia presentation, 247, 260 independent, 20, 105, 233, 248 simple, 20, 105, 248, 259Note-taking, 108, 114, 121, 123, 164, Conjunctions Series, 14, 141 208, 251, 259, 260, 301 coordinating, 64, 105, 248 Verbs, 59, 265Oral interpretation, 273, 275, Dependent markers, 233 power verb list, 226 283, 299 Parallel structure/parallelism, 141, tenses, 93, 101, 105, 114Oral introduction, 301Oral presentation, 240, 260, 299 255 consistency of, 93, 95Oral reading, 263, 293 Phrases, 14, 231 vivid, 29, 35, 40, 41, 43, 47, 59,Pantomime, 270 Power adjectives, 225, 227Props, 270, 272, 283, 284, 289, Power verbs, 225, 227 84, 85 Pronouns, 12, 29, 40, 43, 101, 105 299, 301 Vocabulary SkillsRate (of speaking), 181, 208, 271, agreement with nouns, 96, 114, 272 Academic Vocabulary, 2, 4, 7, 9, 12, 273, 274, 275, 281, 283, 284, 289, 16, 26, 40, 88, 90, 94, 101, 102, 293, 299 in number, 96 107, 118, 127, 160, 162, 163, 166,Reader’s eatre, 263, 281, 283, 301 in person, 96 170, 182, 183, 184, 185, 211, 220,Rehearsal, 260, 271, 272, 275, 283, antecedent of, 189 238, 240, 244, 247, 251, 252 289, 299, 301 intensive, 18, 25, 96, 272 video recording of, 301 objective, 24, 25, 96, 272 Acronyms, 37Role playing, 270, 293 possessive, 24, 25, 71, 96, 272 Antonyms, 7Sound, 272, 299, 301 re exive, 18 Connotation, 17, 21, 147Tableau, 270, 299 subjective, 24, 25, 96, 272 Context, 111Tone (of voice), 271, 281, 283, 284, vague, 272 Denotation, 17 289, 293, 299 Punctuation, 25, 40, 42, 124, 284 Di using, 142, 145, 172, 177, 241,Viewing guide, 208, 209 commas, 14, 19, 105, 141,Visuals, 162, 260, 299, 301 248, 274 256, 284Volume, 169, 181, 208, 243, 251, dashes, 274 QHT strategy, 4, 47, 90, 162, 211, 259, 260, 274, 293 exclamation marks, 19, 274 periods, 19 240, 262Language Skills quotation marks, 19, 222 Roots and a xes, 16, 54, 60, 106, semicolons, 9, 105, 132, 248, 274Active voice, 189 Repetition, 66, 255 112, 135, 251, 270, 277Adjectives Sentence variety, 64, 78, 84, 105, Synonyms, 7 118, 124, 125, 135, 233, 248, Word origins, 247 power adjective list, 225 250, 259 Word relationships, 283, 287 precise, 264 Word wall, 140, 255, 264, 265 predicate adjectives, 265Adverbs, 265 precise, 265364 SpringBoard® English Language Arts Grade 6

Index of Authors and Titles© 2014 College Board. All rights reserved. Adams, John, 190 Jabberwocky,” 286 Akouris, Tina, 177 “Jacket, e,” 26 “. . . And Although the Little Mermaid Sacri ced Johnson, Catherine, 149, 154 Kahodata, Cynthia, 29 Everything to Win the Love of the Prince, the Prince Kira-Kira, 30 (Alas) Decided to Wed Another,” 131 Lear, Edward, 273 Anderson, Hans Christian, 130 Letter on omas Je erson, 190 Angelou, Maya, 137 Limericks, 274 Aristotle, 5 Ling, Lisa, 173 As You Like It, 256 “Little Mermaid, e,” 130 Asimov, Isaac, 79 Merchant of Venice, e, 257 Bagert, Brod, 5 Mermaid, Ima, 132 Baldwin, James Arthur, 137 “Millionaire Miser, e,” 276 Baruch, Bernard M., 182 Montgomery, Sy, 155 Blyton, Enid, 60 “Most Dangerous ‘Sport’ of All May Be Cheerleading,” Book of Nonsense, A, 274 Bosman, Julie, 193 173 British Library, e, 245 Mowat, Barbara A., 252 Buddha, 164 “My Story” (from Animals in Translation), 154 Carroll, Lewis, 286 “My Superpowers,” 14 Churchill, Winston, 137 Myers, Walter Dean, 70 Cisneros, Sandra, 65 “Oranges,” 284 Clark, Laura, 241 “Pandora and the Whispering Box,” 60 de Nies, Yunji, 168 “Penny Problem: Not Worth the Metal It’s Made Of,” Des Moines Register Editorial Board, 166 “Dogs Make Us Human,” 149 168 “Don’t Ban Peanuts at School, But Teach About the Peters, Scott H. (Grand Council Fire of American Dangers,” 166 “Eleven,” 65 Indians), 217, “E-Readers Catch Younger Eyes and Go in Backpacks,” Prather, Hugh, 5 193 “Pros and Cons of Social Networking for Teenagers: “Fire ies,” 287 “First Americans, e,” 218, 219, 220, 223 A Parent’s Guide, e,” 199 First Part of Henry the Fourth, e, 257 “Reading Shakespeare’s Language— e Taming of the Fleischman, Paul, 287 Flipped, 18 Shrew,” 252 Franklin, Benjamin, 137 “Saying Farewell to a Faithful Pal,” 146 “Fun ey Had, e,” 79 “Shakespeare Dumbed Down in Comic Strips for Bored Ghadishah, Arash, 173 Gandhi, Mahatma, 137 Pupils,” 241 Grandin, Temple, 149, 154 Shakespeare, William, 294 Greenburg, Dan, 13, “Shakespeare’s Life,” 245 Greene, Jay, 164 Sheehy, Gail, 5 Grogan, John, 146 Shephard, Aaron, 276 Hazlitt, William, 164 “Should Dodge Ball Be Banned in Schools?” 171 “He Might Have Liked Me Better with My Tail,” 132 “Social Networking’s Good and Bad Impacts on Kids,” “High School Football: Would a Pop Warner Ban Limit Concussions?” 177 200 Hughes, Langston, 50 Sonnet 18, 256 “Imperfect Me,” 6 Soto, Gary, 26, 284 “Southpaw, e” 266 Sta of TIME for Kids, 171 Stanberry, Kristin, 199 Steinbeck, John, 142 Taming of the Shrew, e, 256, 294, 302 Index of Authors and Titles 365

Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows © 2014 College Board. All rights reserved. Embraced Autism and Changed the World, 155“ ank You, M’am,” 50Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, e, 256Tragedy of Julius Caesar, e, 257Tragedy of King Lear, e, 258Tragedy of Macbeth, e, 258Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, e, 258Tragedy of Richard the ird, e, 257Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, e, 257Tragedy of Titus Andronicus, e, 258Travels with Charley (“In Search of America”), 141“Treasure of Lemon Brown, e,” 70Twel h Night, or What You Will, 258Van Draanen, Wendelin, 17Viorst, Judith, 131, 266Walk Two Moons, 98, 111, 117,Warhol, Andy, 137Werstine, Paul, 252366 SpringBoard® English Language Arts Grade 6

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