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Affix

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Letters placed in a sentence to modify a words meaning

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Authors Purpose

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A main reason a author has for writing

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Central Idea

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The most important idea

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Context Clues

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A word to help find the meaning of a unknown word

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Graphic

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Chart, Graph, Diagram,Map that helps the reader understand the text

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Root

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The main part of the word

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Science Symbol

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A formula or figure used to simplify elements

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Science Term

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A word or phrase that has a particular meaning in a specific area of a scientific study

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Science Text

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A text about living, non living, space, earth , physical form

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Summarize

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To restate main points in the text

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Technical Text

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Provides Information about the technical subject.

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Text Structure

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Text organized by sequences, cause and effect or compare and contrast

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Time Line

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A graph that shows a sequence of events

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Academic Vocabulary

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Words used in context areas.

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Body Paragraph

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Groups of sentences that provide information.

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Central Idea

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The most important idea.

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Conclusion

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The end piece of a writing that sums it all up.

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Credibility

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The reliability of a source used for factual information.

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Fact

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Evidence that helps convey the main idea.

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Information In Art

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Details that come from a photo.

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Introduction

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The beginning piece of writing.

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Quotation

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The words someone said.

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Relevant Details

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Information in a text that supports the central idea.

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Spelling

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The accepted arrangement of letters that make a word.

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Style

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The words and sentences put together in a text.

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Tone

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The authors altitude towards a topic or something that is said.

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Topic

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What a text is about.

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Transition

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Word or phrase that indicates passing time and order of events.

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Fig Lang

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A word or phrase that means something other then its dictionary definition.

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Inference

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A educated guess based on stuff you already know and details from the text.

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Poetic Content

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A message that a poem sends often ideas and feelings.

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Poetry

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A literary form written in verses.

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POV

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The perspective a story is told in.

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Rhythm

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A repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syblles.

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Stanza

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A group of lines in a poem.

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Theme

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The message the text sends.