Level 1 (Group 1)  

(4’s)  author, beginning consonant, character, date, ending consonant, follow/give direction, illustrator, letter, letter sound relationship, long vowel, lowercase, main character, main idea, number word, order of events, question, rhyme, sentence, short vowel, sight word, spelling, symbol, take turns, title, uppercase, vowel sound

(3’s) blend, consonant blend, dictionary, fairy tale, folk tale, map, mental image, parts of a book, picture dictionary, poem, reread, retell, sign, spelling pattern, table of contents, title page, vocabulary

Level 1 (Group 2)

(4’s) alphabet, author, beginning consonant, blend, character, comprehension, listening skills, main character, main idea, reread, retell, rhyme, sentence, sight word, spelling, uppercase, vocabulary, vowel combination, vowel sound, capitalization,

(3’s) chapter, consonant blend, date, dictionary, discussion, ending consonant, fairy tale, folk tale, follow/give directions, group discussion, letter, listening skill, long vowel, lower case, map,          

mental image, message, number word, order of events, parts of a book, picture book, poem, predictable book, prewriting, print, publish, purpose, questions, title, title page, table of contents, symbol, spelling pattern, speech, short vowels, respond to literature.      

Level 2 (Group 1) (4’s)  abbreviation, action verb, action word, adjective, adverb, antonym, apology, apostrophe, audience, brainstorm, capitalization, cause and effect, central idea, chapter title, character development, chart, checklist, closing sentence, comma, command, common noun, compare and contrast, complete sentence, compound word, conclusion, context clue, contraction, contrast, cursive, decode, definition, detail, direct quote, directions, draft, e-mail, edit, ending, example, explanation, expression, fable, fantasy, fiction, first person, genre, glossary, grammar, graphic organizer,  guide words, heading, illustration, imagery, indentation, index, inference, internet, introduction, investigate, journal, key word, legend, literature, mood, multimeaning word, mystery, myth, negative, (not finished)

(3’s) advertisement, aphix, appendix, asking permission, brainstorm, chronological order, complex sentence, concluding statement, construct meaning, content-area vocabulary, declarative sentence, discussion leader, drama, facial expression, form, friendly letter, greeting, headline, how question, humor, interrogative sentence, irregular plural noun, meaning clue, minor character, motive, multiple drafts, multiple sources, newspaper section, (not finished)

Level 2 (Group 2)

4’s-

word choice, topic sentence, text, synonym, summary, summarize, subject, singular noun, setting, root word, reading vocabulary, question mark, point of view, plot, period, past tense, paragraph, organization, opinion, noun, Internet, inference, glossary, explanation, example, directions, definition, contrast, context clue, complete sentence, compare & contrast, comma, chronological order, cause and effect, capitalization, asking permission, apostrophe, apology, antonym, adjective, action verb, abbreviation

3’s-

written directions, Web site, time line, supporting detail, subject-verb agreement,, story structure, sequential order, regular verb, reading strategy, quotation mark, quotation, punctuation, proper noun, proofread, pronunciation, pronoun, presentation, prefix, personal letter, passage, novel, notes, nonfiction, literature, listening comprehension, key word, introduction, first person, fiction, essay, draft, detail, contraction, conclusion, common noun, chapter title, brainstorm, adverb, verb, third person, thesaurus, suspense, suffix, story map, stay on topic, signature, short story, science fiction, revise, regular plural noun, prior knowledge, outline, oral presentation, newspaper section, myth, mystery, multimeaning word, mood, list, investigate, indentation, illustration, guide words, greeting, genre, fantasy, ending, edit, e-mail, compound word, children’s literature, checklist, chart, central idea, audience, advertisement, word family, volume, thank you letter, tall tale, story element, skim, sentence structure, preview, possessive noun, phone directory, news, negative legend, journal, interrogative sentence, index, heading, grammar, friendly letter, facial expression, expression, commercial, command, closing sentence, actor, word search, why question, when question, voice, theme, tense, table, syllable, syllabication, source, second person, posing a question, plot development, phrase, personal pronoun, oral report, meaning clue, invitation, humor, fable discussion leader, direct quote, decode, declarative sentence, cursive, content-area vocabulary, character development

Level 3 (Group 1)

active listener, adjective phrase, adjective clause, adverb clause, adverb phrase, author’s purpose, autobiography, background knowledge, bibliography, biography, body of text, character trait, chronology, clarification, climax, closing, clue, composition structure, compound sentence, compound verb, conjunction, coordinating conjunction, pronoun, description, descriptive language, diagram, dialogue, document, elaboration, enunciation, exclamation mark, exclamatory sentence, exposition, fact vs. opinion, idiom, feedback, figurative language, figure of speech, flashback, footnote, foreshadowing, formal language, formal speech, format, fully developed character, generalization, Greek root, historical fiction, historical theme, homonym, homophone, hyphen, imperative sentence, independent clause, informal language, information source, interjection, interpretation, irregular verb, italics, line, literal phrase, logical argument, mass media, mechanics (language), metaphor, modifier, narration, native culture, native speaker, objective view, pronoun (objective, subjective & demonstrative), objective view, oral tradition, paraphrase, peer-response group, periodical, personal narrative, personification, perspective, persuasion, plagiarism, adjective, present tense, problem-solution, publication date, recurring theme, reference source, relevant detail, report, research paper, resolution, restatement, rhythm, simile, sentence combining, simple sentence, slang, stereotype, subjective view, subordinating conjunction, subplot, target audience, textual clue, suspense, transition, verb phrase, translate, viewpoint, visual aid

 Level 3 (Group 2)

4’s-

atlas, author’s purpose, autobiography, background knowledge, bibliography, biography, body language, character trait, chronology, climax, electronic media, enunciation, eye contact, fact vs. opinion, formal language, formal speech, mechanics (language), perspective, persuasion, plagiarism, problem-solution, research paper, resource material, self correction, simple sentence, technical directions, technical language, viewpoint

3’s-

active listener, almanac, biographical sketch, clarification, closing, clude, composition structure, descriptive language, elaboration, etiquette, exclamation mark, high-frequency word, information source, intonation, nonverbal cue, paraphrase, peer-response group, personal narrative, reference source, software, stereotype, subliminal message, subplot, textual clue, transition, visual aid, argumentation, body of text, business letter, caption, compound sentence, convention, dialogue, document, editorial,, exclamatory sentence, explicit/implicit, feedback, figurative language, figure of speech, format, fully developed character, gender, historical fiction, historical theme, homonym, hyphen, imperative sentence, interview, logic, logical argument, mass media, metaphor, multimedia presentation, adverb phrase, broadcast advertising, common feature, compile, criticism, cross-reference, description, documentary, exposition, facilitator, familiar idiom, follow-up sentence, grammatical form, Greek affix, Greek root, informal language, interpretation, italics, jargon, knowledge base, log, manner of speech, news bulletin, pacing, personification, physical description, public audience, public opinion trend, pull-down menu, relevant detail, rephrasing, resolution, sentence combining, shades of meaning, simile, skit, slanted material, syllabic system, syntax, synthesize, target audience, verbal cue, viewer perception

Level 4 (Group 1)

4’s-

acronym, analogy, author’s bias, bias, characterization, clincher sentence, concept, ethics, internal conflict, irony, job application, job interview, literary device, narrator, overview, primary source, secondary source, semicolon, standard English, thesis, thesis statement

3’s-

alliteration, allusion, annotated bibliography, autobiographical narrative, coherence, credibility, criteria, emphasis, excerpt, satire, soliloquy, British literature, cohesion, compound-complex sentence, couplet, debate, epic, external/internal conflict, limited point of view, medieval literature, medium, Modern Language Association, mythology, omniscient point of view, onomatopoeia, rhetorical question, word processing, American literature, assonance, ballad, biographical narrative, censorship, clarity of purpose, collective noun, compound adjective, consonance, controlling idea, copyright law, expressive writing, fictional narrative, incongruity, inflection, literary criticism, negotiate, parable, readability, rhetorical device, sarcasm, universal theme, allegory, ancient literature, anecdote, articulation, bandwagon, compound noun, compound personal pronoun, conjunctive adverb, connotative meaning, correlative conjunction, credit, cultural influence, delivery, extended quotation, film review, future perfect verb tense, hyperbole, idiom, indefinite adjective, indefinite monologue, interrogative pronoun, Latin root, lyric poem, marketing, modern literature, noun clause, noun phrase, parody, present perfect verb tense, questionnaire, reflexive pronoun, romantic period literature, text structure

Level 4 (Group 2)

PERSUASIVE LANGUAGE: appeal to logic, attack ad monnem, author bias, bandwagon, celebrity endorsement,

GRAMMAR TERMS: (3)

LIT TERMS (3-4) assonance, ballad

WRITING TERMS (4) articulation, clincher sentence, coherence

READING TERMS (3.5) autobiographical narrartive, biographical narrative, bias, blurring of genres, Brit Lit, censorship, characterization, clarity of purpose