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Reading Flashcards

1
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Main idea

A

The argument or message the writer is trying to make about a topic

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Topic

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The subject of the passage. What the passage is about

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What is one way to find the main idea?

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ask “what is the author trying to say about the topic”?

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4
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What are Supporting details?

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details that support the main idea or argument

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What are signal words?

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words or phrases that indicate a supporting detail

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What is the purpose of an index?

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shows which pages words are located on to help readers find specific details about a topic

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7
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When are italics used?

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When writing titles of long works (novels, books, movies, plays, magazines)

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What are the four common purposes of writing?

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entertain, explain a process, persuade, describe, inform

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Narrative writing

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Tells a story (entertains)

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What is the purpose of informational (expository) writing?

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To inform (news article)

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What is the purpose of Technical writing?

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To Explain (instructions)

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What is the purpose of persuasive writing?

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tries to attempt to persuade the reader

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What is a problem and solution text structure?

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the author outlines a problem and then discusses a solution

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What is a comparison and contrast text structure?

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author presents two ideas then compares and contrasts them.

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What is a cause and effect text structure?

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author recounts an action then discusses the resulting effects

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What is a descriptive text structure?

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author describing something

17
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What is a primary source?

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A source that was made during an event

18
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What is a secondary source?

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A source that was made after the event.

19
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What are some rules about making inferences and drawing conclusions?

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Inferences and conclusions must logically follow the ideas of the passage and are not mentioned at all in the passage

20
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Logos

A

Appeals to logic and reason. Facts, statistics,

21
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Pathos

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Appeals to emotion

22
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Ethos

A

Credibility

23
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What are some characteristics of formal language?

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  • Third person (no first person pronouns)
  • No slang
  • Objective language
  • No exclamation marks
    -No contractions
24
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What are some characteristics of informal language?

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  • First or 2nd person
  • Slang/casual language
25
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Where is the main idea and topic usually located in a text?

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Beginning of the text, the topic sentence or title

26
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When answering questions where you have to rewrite a sentence, what should you do?

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Find out what the original sentence is saying then make sure the answer choice matches the ideas of the original sentence.

27
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What are some strategies when making inferences of texts?

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Inferences are supported in the text. Eliminate the answer choices that contradict or aren’t supported by details in the text.

28
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What are some strategies when picking answer choices that support or weaken the author’s argument or main idea?

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  • Sum up the main idea/argument then see which answer choices support or go against that main idea
  • the answer choice must support or weaken the argument
29
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When should you use quotations?

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When writing the title of shorter works like songs. Put the song name in quotation marks but the album in italics since it’s a longer piece of work

30
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What are the steps in writing a summary?

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  1. Identify topic, main idea, and key points
  2. Include the thesis, topic sentences and the details supporting each topic sentence.
31
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Topic sentence are a type of…

A

Key detail/supporting detail of the main idea

32
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Footnote

A

comment(s) at the bottom of a text or page that includes additional information about what’s covered in the text

33
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Glossary

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A list of words and their meanings

34
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Table of contents

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Lists chapter titles and their page numbers

35
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Difference between heading and sub heading

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Sub heading is always smaller than the heading

36
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Side bar

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Comments located to the side of a text that include additional information. Similar to footnotes

37
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What are italics used for?

A

Titles of longer works
foreign words/phrases
emphasis

38
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Where would the most relevant information regarding a topic come from?

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First hand accounts, people involved or directly related to

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