Vocabulary of the Common Core

Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

"[Students] build on others’ ideas, articulate their own ideas, and confirm they have been understood." (Introduction to the Common Core Standards)

Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style. (Reading Standards for Literature 6-12)

Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style. (Reading Standards for Literature 6-12)

Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics. (Reading Standards for Literature 6-12)

Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. (Reading Standards for Literature 6-12)

Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Analyze a case in which grasping point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g., satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement). (Reading Standards for Literature 6-12)

Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new. (Reading Standards for Literature 6-12)

Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text. (Reading Standards for Literature 6-12)

Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation. (Reading Standards for Informational Text, 6-12)

Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. (Reading Standards for Informational Text K-5)

Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. (Writing Standards 6-12)

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. (Reading Standards for Literature K-5)

Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses. (Reading Standards for Literature K-5)

Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources. (Writing Standards 6-12)

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (Reading Standards for Literature 6-12)

Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. (Writing Standards 6-12)

Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not. (Reading Standards for Informational Text 6-12)

Analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. (Reading Standards for Literature 6-12)

Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words. (Language Standards 6-12)

Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories). (Reading Standards for Informational Text 6-12)

Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading)

Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. (Reading Standards for Literature K-5)

Use precise language, domain-specific vocabulary, and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic. (Writing Standards 6-12)

Use precise language, domain-specific vocabulary, and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic. (Writing Standards 6-12)

Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text. (Reading Standards for Literature 6-12)

Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose. (Reading Standards for Informational Text 6-12)

Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot. (Reading Standards for Literature 6-12)

Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood. (Language Standards 6-12)

Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources. (Writing Standards K-5).
"Classify" is a synonym of "categorize."

Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources. (Writing Standards K-5)

Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. (College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, 6-12)

Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced. (Reading Standards for Informational Text 6-12)

Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. (Reading Standards for Literature K-5)