1 Trace – To follow the steps or development of an idea or event in a text; to explain how something happens or changes.

2 Evaluate – To judge or decide how strong, good, or effective something is.

3 Argument – A statement or group of statements that show an opinion and support it with reasons and evidence.

4 Specific Claims – Exact points or opinions an author makes to support their main argument.

5 Distinguish – To recognize or explain the difference between two or more things.

6 Credible Source – A trustworthy and reliable place to get information.

7 Relevant Evidence – Details or facts that directly support an idea or claim.

8 Persuade – To convince someone to believe or do something through reasoning or argument.

9 Clear Reasons – Strong, easy-to-understand explanations that show why an opinion or claim is true.

10 Opposing – Being on the other side of an argument; expressing a different opinion.

1.Determine – To figure out or decide something after thinking about it or looking at evidence in the text.

2.Author’s Point of View – The author’s opinion, feelings, or attitude about the topic or subject they are writing about.

3.Author’s Purpose – The reason why the author wrote the text — usually to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain something to the reader.

4.Explain – To make something clear by telling more about it, giving details, or describing how or why it happens.

5.Convey – To communicate or show an idea, feeling, or message through words or details in the text.

6. Cite/Citation: To mention (something) especially as an example or to support an idea or opinion. In the context of RI.6.1, pinpointing specific text examples, details, or evidence.
7. Textual Evidence: Information directly taken from a text to support a claim or understanding.
8. Explicit: Information stated clearly and completely in the text. Often described as "right there answers" found directly in the text.

Implicit: Understood but not clearly or directly stated in the text; requiring the reader to infer or "read between the lines".

9. Infer/Inference: To reach a conclusion or make a logical assumption based on known facts or observations from the text, combined with one's own knowledge.
10. Analysis: The process of breaking down a text into smaller parts to examine them closely and understand their relationship to the whole. In RI.6.1, this applies to the information explicitly stated and the inferences drawn.

11   . Support: To provide evidence, reasons, or examples to back up a claim or analysis.

1. Theme: The main message, lesson, or moral the author wants readers to learn from a story. 
2. Central Idea: The most important point or focus of a text (what it’s mostly about). 
3. Convey: To communicate or make an idea known through words, actions, or details. 
4. Details: Pieces of information (facts, examples, or descriptions) that support the main idea. 
5. Particular Details: Specific details that help readers understand exactly what the author means. 
6. Word Choice: The author’s selection of words to create meaning, tone, or mood. 
7. Plot: The sequence of events in a story (beginning, middle, end). (what happens).
8. Figurative Language: Words or phrases that go beyond their literal meaning (examples: simile, metaphor, personification). 
9. Summary: A short retelling of the most important ideas and details in a text, written in your own words. 
10. Distinct: Clearly different or separate from others. 
11. Fact: A statement that can be proven true. 
12. Opinion: A statement that shows what someone believes, thinks, or feels. 
13. Judgment: An opinion or conclusion formed after considering facts and evidence. 
14. Inference: A conclusion you make based on evidence in the text plus your own knowledge. 
15. Author’s Purpose: The reason why an author writes a text (to inform, entertain, persuade, or explain). 
16. Read Closely: To carefully examine a text to understand its deeper meaning.
17. Annotate: To add notes, highlights, or comments to a text while reading to show understanding and track ideas.         

1. Analyze: To carefully examine parts of a text to understand how they work together.
2. Key Individual: An important person in a text who has a major role in the events or ideas.
3. Key Event: An important happening that moves the story or text forward.
4. Key Idea: A main thought or message the author wants you to understand.
5. Introduced: When a person, idea, or event is first brought into the text.
6. Illustrated: When something is explained or shown using details, examples, or visuals.
7. Elaborated: When an author adds more details to make an idea clearer or stronger.
8. Anecdote: A short, true story used to make a point.
9. Statistic: A fact or piece of information shown with numbers.
10. Quotation: The exact words taken from a person or text.
11. Important Date: A specific time in history that has significance in the text.
12. Plot- on the list below
13. Character: A person, animal, or figure in a story.
14. Action: What a character does in the story.
15. Setting: Where and when a story takes place.
16. Tone: The author’s attitude toward the subject (serious, funny, hopeful, etc.).
17. Mood: The feeling a story creates for the reader (scary, exciting, sad, etc.).
18. Character Shift:  When a character changes in feelings, thoughts, or actions.
19. Climax: The most intense or exciting moment in a story; the turning point.
20. Resolution: How the story’s main problem is solved or ends.
21. Rising Action: The events leading up to the climax, building suspense.
22. Falling Action: The events after the climax that lead to the resolution.