Academic vocab #1 Flashcards
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Genre
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A category of literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content.
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Author’s Purpose
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The reason for writing: to entertain, inform, or persuade.
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P.O.V
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The perspective from which something is written.
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Tone
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The mood or emotions that come across in an author’s writing.
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Theme
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The message, moral, or lesson learned from a text.
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main idea
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The most important information that tells what the text is about
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Supporting Details
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Provide information from the text to clarify, prove, or explain the main idea.
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Descriptive
Language
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Using detailed words or phrases to create a picture in the reader’s mind.
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