SEMESTER ONE

 READ 180 Classes (Periods 1 A, 2 A, and 3 A)

1. Accomplish (verb) - To do something successfully.  A big thing I want to accomplish is to learn another language.
2. Capable (adjective) - Able to do something.  I am capable of winning a dance contest.
3. Dedicate (verb) - To commit time and energy to a goal.  I dedicate myselft to becoming a deejay.
4. Individual (noun) - A person.  Only one individual can be class president.
5. Pursue (verb) - To continue doing an activity or trying to achieve something over a long time.  I will pursue a career in music.
6. Consequence (noun) - The result of an action.  An accident is a possible consequence of careless driving.
7. Undertake (verb) - to try or attempt.  I undertake the job of walking the dog everyday.
8. Resolve (verb) - to decide to try hard to do something.  I resolve to make varsity this year.
9. Main idea - The most important idea in a text.
10. Details - Bits of information that tell more about the main idea (or topic) and help you answer the questions: who? what? where? when? why? how? 
11. Define - to explain or describe something exactly.  A personal goal I've defined for myself is to get better grades.
12. Emphasize - to show that an opinion, idea, quality, etc. is important; to stress.  His speech emphasized the need for healthier lunches in school cafeterias.

Intensive Reading and English II Classes (Periods 1B, 2B, and 3 B)

1. Compare and Contast - A method of organization in a text that points out the ways two or more things are alike (compare) and the ways two or more things are different (contrast).

2. Determine - To decide or settle upon when given several options.

3. Dialogue - A conversation between two characters in a drama or narrative.

4. Accurate - Exact; correct.

5. Illustrate - To clarify or explain something using pictures or words.

6. Confirm - To make sure of the truth; verify.

7. Fact - Information that can be proven true.

8. Opinion - An expression of a personal belief that cannot be proven true.

9. Emphasize - To show that an opinion, idea, or quality is important; to stress.      

10. Cause and Effect - A method of organization in a passage that answers the questions: “Why did it happen?” (the reason) and “What happened?” (the result).

11. Significant - Very important; special.

12. Predict/Prediction - This is when you use the facts in the story and other information you know about the world to guess what will happen.
13. Chronological Order - A method of organization in a passage that tells of events in the time order in which they happen.
14. Stanza - A group of related lines in a poem.
15. Sequence - The order in which events occur or ideas are presented.
16. Nonfiction - Writing that tells about real people, places, and events.
17. Fiction - Writing that tells about imaginary characters and events.
18. Inference - A logical guess, or conclusion, based on known facts and hints or evidence.
19. Main idea - The most important idea in a text.
20. Details - Bits of information that tell more about the main idea (or topic) and help you answer the questions: who? what? where? when? why? how? 

Vocabulary Frequently Found on the Reading FCAT:

Accurate                                                                                   Likely

Chronological order                                                                   Literary

Compare/contrast                                                                     Method of organization

Conclude                                                                                   Narrator

Confirm                                                                                    Opinion

Details                                                                                      Passage

Determine                                                                                 Phrase

Dialogue                                                                                    Prediction/predict

Document                                                                                  Present

Element (ex. What element of poetry…)                                       Purpose

Emphasize                                                                                 Quotation

Events                                                                                      Relate

Evidence                                                                                  Selection

Fact (fact/opinion)                                                                   Sequence

Fiction                                                                                     Significant

Flashback                                                                                 Speaker

Goals                                                                                        Stanza: a

Greatest                                                                                   Statement

Identify                                                                                   Summarize

Illustrate                                                                                 Support

Informative                                                                              Tone

Least/most                                                                               Trait (personality trait)