First Grade ELA Domain Specific Words A thru F Adapted from: Vocabulary for the Common Core (Marzano, 2013) Vocabulary Team: Jenny Felts, Susan Hensley, Andrea Hixon, Susan Huntington, Karla Magarin, Karen Maloney, Renee Simpson

adventure RL.K.9 RL.1.9 Doing something that is unusual, exciting and rather dangerous K -1

alphabet RF.K.1d 1 st Unit 1 The letters used for writing the words of a language K-1

amazing 1 st Unit 1 Causing great surprise or wonder 1

animal 1 st Unit 2 A living thing that is not a person or plant 1

apostrophe L.2.2c A punctuation mark used to show where one or more letters have been left out can not can’t 1-2 A punctuation mark used to show something belongs to someone I see a bird’s nest.

article L.1.1h A word (as a, an, or the) used with a noun to limit it or make it clearer 1 a pencil an apple the keys

ask RL.K.1, RL.K.4, RI.K.1, RI.K.4, SL.K.2, SL.K.3 1 st Unit 1 When you say something to someone using a question word K-1

author RI.K.6, RI.K.8 RI.1.8 RI.2.6, RI.2.8 The writer of a book, play, story, or other written work K-2

beginning sound RF.K.2d RF.1.2c The first sound in a word K-1

biography 1 st Unit 5 The story of a real person’s life written by another person 1

blend RF.K.2b, RF.K.2c RF.1.2b Putting separate things together so they become one thing / c / + / at / = cat K-1

capitalize L.K.2 RF.1.1a, L.1.2 L.2.2 To write or print using a capital letter as the first letter K-2 The next day was Sunday again.

category L.1.5a, L.1.5b When things are divided into categories, they are divided into groups that have something in common. 1

central message RL.1.2 The big idea that the story is about 1- 3

change 1 st Unit 4 To make different 1 To become different

character RL.K.2, RL.K.9 RL.1.2, RL.1.7, RL.1.9 RL.2.2, RL.2.6, RL.2.7 A person or animal in a story, play or movie K-2

cinder 1 st Unit 6 Black pieces that are left after something like wood or coal has burned away 1

clue K-2 A piece of information that helps you solve a puzzle, problem or mystery L.K.4b L.1.4a, L.1.4b L.4.2a, L.4.2c

comma L.1.2c A punctuation mark used to separate words, numbers or parts of sentences 1- 3 April 22, 2016 I like vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate ice cream.

comment SL.1.1b A written or spoken statement of opinion 1- 3

communicate 1 st Unit 1 To give information to someone by speaking, writing, and moving your hands 1

complete sentence SL.1.b, L.1.1j An idea that makes sense Always contains an action word Always begins with a capital letter Always ends with a punctuation mark such as a period (“.”), a question mark (“?”), or an exclamation point (“!”) 1- 3

consonant K-1 Any letter of the alphabet except a,e,i,o,u RF.K.3a, RF.K.2d RF.1.2b

consonant digraph A pair of letters that make one sound 1 1 st Unit 2 and 3

Consonant blend RF.1.2b Two or three letters whose sounds are blended together. 1

continent K Unit 5 1 st Unit 6 One of earth’s seven major areas of land K-1

contributions 1 st Unit 5 What people do to help make something happen; Something that is done for a reason 1

country 1 st Unit 6 A large area of land where people live under the same government or have the same culture 1

cultures 1 st Unit 6 The language, customs, ideas, and art of a particular group of people. 1

conversation K-2 Talk between people SL.K.1, SL.K.1b, L.K.6 SL.1.1, SL.1.1b, L.1.6 SL.2.1, SL.2.1.b, L.2.6

date L.1.2a, L.1.2c A specific day or year 1 February 3, 2016

detail K-2 A small feature of something You usually have to look close to see a detail. RL.K.1, RL.K.2, RI.K.1, RI.K.2, W.K.5, SL.K.2, SL.K.4, SL.K.5 RL.1.1, RL.1.2, RL.1.7, RI.1.1, RI.1.2, RI.1.7, W.1.3, W.1.5, SL.12, SL.1.4 RL.2.1, RI.2.1, W.2.3, SL.2.2, SL.2.6

electricity 1 st Unit 3 A form of energy 1

electronic menu RI.1.5 RI.2.5 a list of possible actions shown on the computer or website display screen for a user to select from 1-2

ending RL.2.5 The last sentence or paragraph of a story or book 1-2

end punctuation K The mark that signals the end of a sentence.?!.?! Period Question mark Exclamation mark RF.1.1a, L.K.2b

ending sound K-1 The last sound in a word RF.K.2d RF.1.2c

exclamation mark K-2 End punctuation used after words that express strong feelings He was a beautiful butterfly !

extraordinary 1 st Unit 5 Wonderful; extremely good or special 1 Extraordinary people in history

experience RL.K.9, W.K.8 RL.1.9, W.1.8 W.2.8 Something that a person has done or seen The goats crossed the bridge. K-2

fable 1 st Unit 3 RL.2.2 RL.2.3 A short make-believe story that teaches a lesson; the characters are usually animals 1-3

fact RI.1.5, W.1.2 RI.2.5, W.2.2, SL.2.4 RI.3.5, W.3.2b, SL.3.4 Something that is true or accurate. 1-3 Exercise is good for you. An apricot is a fruit that begins with the letter “a”.

feeling K-2 An emotion that is caused by the situation you are in or the people you are with SL.K.6 RL.1.4, SL.1.4, SL.1.5 W.2.3, SL.2.5