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Reading Vocabulary Flashcards

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Viewpoint

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An author’s beliefs or opinion about a topic

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Valid

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Proven as true

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Topic

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Subject of a text

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Tone

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The author’s implied or explicit attitude toward a topic

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Thesis Statement

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A statement found in the introductory paragraph that offers the main point of the paper

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Theme

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A broad concept or universal concerns that an author addresses through a given medium

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Synthesize

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Take a number of things, such as data form multiple sources, and combine or bring them together to form a cohesive whole in one’s understanding

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Support

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Lend credibility to an idea

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Style Guide

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A manual that explains the rules and conventions for citing evidence, such as APA and MLA , grammar, writing or formatting

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Stereotype

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Simplified categorization of an idea or person based on superficial ideas that stand in for people and things

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Social Structure

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The system and relationship between groups in a society

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Social Commentary

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Use of rhetoric or themes to make statements about current culture

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Sequential

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Logical order or pattern of organization in writing or texts

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Secondary Source

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Secondhand accounts of events

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Scale

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Ratio of distance expressed to actual measurement

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Root Word

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A word element, or morpheme, from which other words are built

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Rhetorical Devices

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Appeals used in arguments to persuade readers emotionally, morally, and intellectually

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Revision

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Rewriting a piece of text

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Research Based

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Reliant on ideas backed by study; evidence drawn from sources that are known to be reputable and based on sound research

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Representation

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A portrayal, depiction, expression, presentation, substitution, sign, or symbol of something; an artistic image or likeness.

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Relevant

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Connected to the idea being discussed

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Reason

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A basic fact to support an idea

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Publication

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The printing, publishing, and/or distribution of a text; a published work

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Procedure

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Ordered steps to follow in a set of written directions to complete a task safely, efficiently and effectively.

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Priorities

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In written directions, the hierarchy or sequence of which steps must be followed in what order; often indicated by the use of signal words

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Primary Source

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A firsthand document or source created at the time in question

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Prediction

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A reader’s guess of events to come or what a text will be about

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Point of View

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The narrative voice an author uses to tell a story or relate information; can be first person, second person, or third person.

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Persuasive

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Intended to make the reader reader agree with an idea, thesis, or claim; describes writing that convinces or persuades a reader

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Perspective

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The narrator’s or author’s particular thoughts, feelings, or perceptions about people, ideas, or events in a story or text

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Peer-Reviewed Journals

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Published writings that have been analyzed by experts in the field

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Paraphrase

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To explain an idea in one’s own words

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Opinion

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Statement that cannot be proven; an author’s belief, as opposed to facts or reasoning, presented in a text

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Objective

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Describes language that is nonjudgmental, impartial, nonpersonal, and unemotional

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Navigational Tools

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Text features such as a query function in digital texts that allow readers to search for key words and concepts within a text

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Narrative

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Writing that tells a story and often uses sensory details

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Mood

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How the elements in a text, such as word choice, affects the reader

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Main Idea

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The thesis, claim, or message that an author states or expresses about the topic of a text; the central point in each paraagraph

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Logic

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The framework of reasoning used to understand ideas and make sound assumption, predictions, and conclusions

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Library Media Specialist

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A library employee who helps patrons find media sources

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Legend

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Map feature that explains symbols and other elements that represent information on the map, such as routes, population, and capital cities

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Key Points

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Ideas that elaborate on and support the main ideas about a topic in each paragraph

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Irrelevant

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Not applicable to the idea

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Inference

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A logical assumption, or guess, that can be made about a topic based on evidence, reasoning, and personal experience or knowledge

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Imply

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Indicates an idea subtly without specifically starting it

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Implicit

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Describes ideas that are suggested rather than stated directly in a text

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Identify

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Distinguish a particular idea

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Graphic

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A diagram, graph , illustration, or other pieces of artwork

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Genre

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A group of related writings or other media

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Foreshadowing

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An author’s hint of events to come

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Footnote

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Comment at the bottom of a page that provides additional information about something within the text

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Figurative Language

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Language meant to create imagery, comparison, or an association for the reader; usually a metaphor, a simile or personification

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Fact- Checking

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Verifying facts and statements in a text

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Fact

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Statement or data that can be proven or verified through a reputable source

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Explicit

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Describes information that is directly stated in a text

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Evidence

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Proof, such as facts, descriptions and examples, that an author uses to support their ideas and reasoning

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Edit

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Correct errors in a piece of writing

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Denotative

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Describes a very specific or literal meaning of a word, typically the dictionary definition

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Delineate

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Describe precisely or set forth accurately in detail

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Counterclaim

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A conflicting opinion that an author acknowledges and responds to when making an argument

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Contradiction

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A statement, assertion, or instruction in a text that conflicts with information provided elsewhere in the same text. A statement or assertion that implies something is both true and false simultaneously

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Context

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Surrounding words or ideas within a sentence or passage that affects the meaning of a word and influence how it is understood.

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Connotation

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An implied meaning of a word created by the emotions and assumptions attached to it

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Conclusion

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A deduction made by a reader that takes the details, evidence, and assumptions presented in a text to the next logical step

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Comprehension

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Ability to understand

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Claim

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A statement made in an argument that something about a topic is true

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Chronological

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In order by time

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Caption

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Description of a figure or graphic

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Blog

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A website that is usually informal and independently run

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Bias

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Tendency toward or against a preconceived idea

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Authoritative

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Able to be trusted; credible and reliable

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Authorial Intent

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The reason an author creates a text; also called the author’s purpose

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Audience

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The intended consumers of information

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Argument

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A type of text consisting of a claim on a debatable issue, background information, reasoning and evidence, rhetorical appeals, counterclaims, and responses to counterclaim

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Assumption

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Supposition of an unstated idea

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Anecdote

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A short story that illustrates a concept or point and creates a connection between the author and reader

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