Glossary. Glossary of Terms ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS. English / Twi. Translation of ELA Terms Based on Coursework for ELA Grades 3 to 8

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1 LANGUAGE ARTS Glossary Glossary of Terms English / Twi Translation of ELA Terms Based on Coursework for ELA Grades 3 to 8 THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY Updated January 2018

2 THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY P-16 Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education and Office of Higher Education Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Regents of The University BETTY A. ROSA, Chancellor, B.A., M.S. in Ed., M.S. in Ed., M.Ed., Ed.D.... Bronx T. ANDREW BROWN, Vice Chancellor, B.A., J.D.... Rochester ROGER TILLES, B.A., J.D.... Great Neck LESTER W. YOUNG, JR., B.S., M.S., Ed.D..... Beechhurst CHRISTINE D. CEA, B.A., M.A., Ph.D..... Staten Island WADE S. NORWOOD, B.A.... Rochester KATHLEEN M. CASHIN, B.S., M.S., Ed.D.... Brooklyn JAMES E. COTTRELL, B.S., M.D.... New York JOSEPHINE VICTORIA FINN, B.A., J.D.... Monticello JUDITH CHIN, M.S. in Ed.... Little Neck BEVERLY L. OUDERKIRK, B.S. in Ed., M.S. in Ed.... Morristown CATHERINE COLLINS, R.N., N.P., B.S., M.S. in Ed., Ed.D.... Buffalo JUDITH JOHNSON, B.A., M.A., C.A.S.... New Hempstead NAN EILEEN MEAD, B.A.... Manhattan ELIZABETH S. HAKANSON, A.S., M.S., C.A.S.... Syracuse LUIS O. REYES, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.... New York SUSAN W. MITTLER, B.S., M.S.... Ithaca Commissioner of Education and President of The University MARYELLEN ELIA Executive Deputy Commissioner ELIZABETH R. BERLIN The State Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, national origin, race, gender, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or sexual orientation in its educational programs, services and activities. Portions of this publication can be made available in a variety of formats, including braille, large print or audio tape, upon request. Inquiries concerning this policy of nondiscrimination should be directed to the Department s Office for Diversity and Access, Room 530, Education Building, Albany, NY

3 LANGUAGE ARTS GLOSSARY GRADE 3 TO 8 A action adeyɛ active voice adeyɛ kasa according to the information sɛnea asɛm no kyerɛ adjective asɛmfua a wɔde ka ade ho asɛm alliteration nkyerɛwde koro a epuepue asɛm mu allusion nea wɔnka no tee alternate claim nsɛdi asɛm analogy ntotoho analyze nsusuwii anecdote asɛm muabɔ another ɔfoforo answer mmuae argument adansesɛm Article Nsɛm a wɔakyerɛw arrange hyehyɛ audience atiefo Author Nhoma kyerɛwfo author's purpose ɔkyerɛwfo atirimpɔw because Before beginning bibliography biography Both B C esiane sɛ Ansa na mfiase mmeae a nsɛm no fi obi ho nsɛm N'abien nyinaa capitalization nkyerɛwde a wɔyɛ no kɛse cause nea ɛde ba cause/effect nea ɛde ba/nea efi mu ba chapter ti character nkyerɛwde characteristics su chart nhyehyɛe pon check nhwehwɛmu choose paw circle kɔntɔnkrɔn citation asɛm fibea cite asɛm fibea a wɔkyerɛ claim nea wɔka classification nhyehyɛe a wɔyɛ clause kasasin fa collaborative discussion kuw nyinaa nkɔmɔbɔ comma (,) nsanhɔ (,) compare fa toto compare and contrast (in writing) nsɛdi ne nsonsonoe (nkyerɛwee mu) complex sentence kasasin a ekura afa horow compound sentence kasasin a wotumi kyem

4 LANGUAGE ARTS GLOSSARY GRADE 3 TO 8 compound-complex sentence concluding statement/section concrete detail conflict contrast connotation context conventions credible source definition demonstrate describe description detail dialogue dictionary digital source directions distinguish drama draw conclusions edit elaborate end / the end enough essay events event sequence everyday speech evidence explain explicit fable fact false fantasy story fiction figurative language figure of speech find the main idea folktale format furthermore D E F kasasin a ekura fa horow na wotumi kyem nso asɛm/fa a etwa to nkyerɛkyerɛmu a emu dɔ mbogu asɛm kyerɛ nsonsonoe nea ɛkyerɛ nea ɛfa ho Mmara a ɛnnyɛ nhyɛ fibea a wotumi de ho to so nea ɛkyerɛ ɔyɛkyerɛ ka ho asɛm ɛho nkyerɛkyerɛmu nkyerɛkyerɛmu anobaebae nsɛmfua asekyerɛ nhoma fibea a ɛfa abɛɛfo ho kwankyerɛ ahorow kyerɛ nsonsonoe drama si gyinae ahorow yɛ nsakrae kyerɛkyerɛmu awiei/wɔ awiei oye asɛm a wɔakyerɛw nea asisi sɛnea nsɛm sisii da biara da kasa adanse kyerɛkyerɛ mu pefee nokwasɛm atosɛm kasakoa kasakoa hwehwɛ emu asɛntitiriw kwan a wɔkyerɛ bio nso

5 LANGUAGE ARTS GLOSSARY GRADE 3 TO 8 genre glossary go on G H happen heading help historical novel/account how however identify if then illustrate inference informative/explanatory text initially inquiry interpret introduction irony issue judgment journal justify key event key detail/idea know knowledge list literary nonfiction literary text listen listening long time ago main main character main idea main purpose I J K L M asɛmkuw nsɛmfua a wɔahyehyɛ toa so si asɛmti boa/mmoa abakɔsɛm kwan bɛn so nanso hyɛ nsow sɛ... ɛnde fa mfatoho kyerɛkyerɛ nsusuwho asɛm a ɛde nkyerɛkyerɛmu ma kan no nhwehwɛmu kyerɛ ase nnianim nsɛm nsɛm abien a anka enni hwee yɛ nanso esi bom asɛm atemmu nsɛmma nhoma kyerɛ nea enti adetitiriw a esii nkyerɛkyerɛmu/asɛm titiriw hu nimdeɛ kyerɛw nnidisonnidiso asɛnkyerɛw a ɛyɛ nokwasɛm asɛm a wɔakyerɛw tie retie bere tenten titiriw nnipa titiriw asɛntitiriw atirimpɔw titiriw

6 LANGUAGE ARTS GLOSSARY GRADE 3 TO 8 make believe yɛ sɛnea memoir nea wɔakyerɛw afa asɛmti bi ho mood atenka most important nea ehia sen biara most likely nea ebetumi abam sen biara motive adwene a ɛta akyi multimedia amaneɛbɔ wɔ kwan ahorow so myth N narrated experience/event osuahu a wɔkakyerɛ narrative nkyerɛkyerɛmu narrator nea ɔrekakyerɛ nonfiction nokwasɛm noun din a wɔde ato obi, biribi anaa ade objective summary obstacle often on the other hand opinion opposing claim otherwise outcome outline O P asɛm muabɔ akwanside mpɛn pii n'abirabɔ mu no nsusuwii/adwenkyerɛ abirabɔ asɛm a wɔka ɛnte saa a nea efi mu ba nsɛntiaa paragraph kasasin kuw paraphrase kwan foforo so parentheses ( ) nsɛm adaka agyiraehyɛde ( ) passage nkyerɛwee fa bi person onipa phrase kasasin plagiarism obi asɛm a wɔfa ka no sɛ w'ankasa de plan nhyehyɛe plot nhyehyɛeyɛ poem/poetry anwensɛm point of view/perspective nsusuwii/adwenkyerɛ preceding edi anim predict ka sie print source asɛm fibea a wɔatintim probably ebetumi problem ɔhaw publish bɔ dawuru pun nsɛmfua a wɔde di dwuma agoru kwan so punctuation nkyerɛwee mu agyiraehyɛde purpose atirimpɔw

7 LANGUAGE ARTS GLOSSARY GRADE 3 TO 8 question quotation read reader read aloud reading ready real reason reflection research resolution respond response rhyme revise role scene sensory language sentence sequence setting show significance soliloquy solution sonnet source stanza statement story summary support technology tell text textual evidence then therefore theme/central idea thesaurus through title Q R S T asɛmmisa asɛm a wɔafa afi baabi kenkan ɔkenkanfo kenkan den akenkan krado ankasa nea enti ɛkyerɛ nhwehwɛmu tirimbɔ bua mmuae nsɛm a emu nnyigyei sesɛ nsakraeyɛ dwumadi nea wɔhwɛ nkyerɛwee a ɛma ɔkenkanfo tumi twa mfonin ɔkasamu sɛnea edidi so tebea kyerɛ titiriw kodu he kasa a woka kyerɛ wo ho asɛm mmuae anwensɛm a nnyigyei a ɛsesɛ wom fibea anwensɛm fa biako asɛm nsɛm a esii a wɔka/wɔkyerɛw muabɔ mmoa abɛɛfo mfiridwuma ka nea wɔakyerɛw adanse a wɔakyerɛw afei enti asɛmti/adwenpɔ titiriw nhoma a wɔahyehyɛ nsɛmfua a asekyerɛ yɛ biako wom denam asɛmti

8 LANGUAGE ARTS GLOSSARY GRADE 3 TO 8 tone topic traditional stories transition true turn underline understanding unfortunately unless up to now use use evidence watch out we what when whenever where whereas whereby wherein which who who is speaking why wide open with without word U W nne nnyigyei/su asɛmti nsakrae kɔ foforo so/mu nokware dan twa ase ntease awerɛhowsɛm ne sɛ gye sɛ de besi nnɛ fa di dwuma fa adanse di dwuma yɛ ahwɛyiye yɛn dɛn bere bɛn bere biara hefa n'abirabɔ mu no a/yɛnam/denam a/bere a bɛn hena hena na ɔrekasa dɛn nti ano abue bayaa ne enni/nni asɛmfua