Praxis Core: Reading Flashcards
When readers review a paragraph, page, passage, or chapter and ask themselves, “Did I understand what I read?” “What was the main event in this section?” “Where is this taking place?”
self-questioning
Looking for what is implied rather than directly stated; reader is able to make a logical assumption about information that is not directly stated but probably true.
inferences
Someone demonstrates a prejudice in favor of or against something or someone in an unfair manner.
bias
Shows favoritism or opposition but towards a specific group or place.
bias
Central message of a fictional work; individual against self, individual against nature, individual against society, individual against another individual.
theme
Useful for diagramming the main and supporting points of the entire story.
outline
Classifies information as separate or overlapping.
venn diagram
Taking the author’s text and rewriting it into their own words; read a passage over three times.
paraphrasing
Subject of the text; usually a one-to-two word phrase and appears in simplest form.
topic
Provides the author’s central point of the text; more detailed.
main idea
An author chooses words or phrases that invoke ideas or feelings other than their literal meaning.
connotation
Words or phrases that mean exactly what they say.
denotation
Terminology that is specific to a particular industry and is best understood by those specializing in that industry.
technological language
Predominant emotion present in the text; represents the attitudes or feelings that an author has towards a character or an event.
tone
Emotional connotation that can be derived from the adjectives and verbs and is either positive or negative.
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