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1
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Different ways in which people speak, or use their words

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Dialect

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2
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Evidence to show that what the author said is reasonable

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Defense of a claim

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3
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When a book is written about a certain topic that is controversial

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Cultural significance

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4
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A description or word that helps you figure out the meaning of a word

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Context clues

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5
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The range of associations that a word or phrase suggests to its dictionary meaning

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Connotation

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6
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A difficult issue in the story between characters

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Conflict/ problem

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A chart, way to show the differences/ likeliness, of two things in a story

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Compare and contrast

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The part in the story that gets very interesting

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Climax

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9
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The way an author portrays the characters traits, and personalities

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Characterization

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A person or thing that is the main role in a story/ movie/ TV show

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Character

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11
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A book written about a persons life

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Biography

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12
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The authors opinion toward the subject they are writing about

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Bias

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13
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The reason the author writes the book

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Authors purpose

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14
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The opinion of the author that has counter arguments toward it

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Argument/ position

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15
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A word that means the opposite of another word

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Antonym

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16
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When you break up a problem and observe it’s different sections

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Analysis

17
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When three or more words in a row begin with the same sounds

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Alliteration

18
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A story that has characters that represent another significance; greed, hate, charity

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Allegory

19
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A suffix or a prefix

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Affix

20
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When quotation marks are used when characters are speaking to each other

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Dialogue