Kinry Road Elementary School

ELA Words

describe

explain

trace

predict

support

compare

contrast

summarize

analyze

infer

Social Studies 

Geography

border

capital

landforms

continent

oceans

country

state

county

town/city

lake

ocean

estuary

tributary

island

mountain

valley

Social Studies

Three Worlds Meet-Native American

America

Europe

Africa

Native American

environment

shelter/dwellings

agriculture

belief system

nomadic

hunter/gatherer

natural resources

clan

government

Social Studies

Three Worlds Meet-Colonial & Revolutionary Period

explorer

Europe

Africa

settlement

colony

Triangle Trade Route

slavery

Patriots

Loyalists

permanent

temporary

region

battle

trade

revolution

Social Studies

Government

freedom/independence

revolution

declaration

Parliament

Constitution

leadership

responsibility

Social Studies

Search for Freedom

Emancipation Proclamation

civil

convention

Social Studies

Westward Movement and Immigration/Industrialization

border

canal

expansion

channel

expedition

immigration

immigrant

industrialization

factory

assembly line

Narrative Unit

3rd grade

narrator

minor character

tension

theme

descriptive language

temporal words

character's thinking

character's action

event

decisions

plot

conflict

moral

infer

mystery

Narrative Unit

4th grade

scene

resolution

climax

flashback

flash forward

perspective

sensory language

figurative language

symbolism

character traits

Informational Unit

4th grade

main idea

compare and contrast

topic

statistics

quotes

mini-stories

expert

transitional phrases

Opinion Unit

stance

perspective

thesis

counterclaim

rebuttal

beneficial

detrimental

pro-positive

con-negative