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Writing Vocab Flashcards

1
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EXPLICIT

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Directly stated; information that the author tells

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IMPLICIT

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Not directly stated; information that requires the reader to draw a conclusion based on the details

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INFER

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Draw a conclusion based on the details in the text

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MAIN IDEA/CENTRAL IDEA

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What the text is about; the central message or point the author is trying to make.

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THEME

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The overall message or lesson developed in a text.

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CLAIM

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The author’s main point: for argument, a debate statement

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SUPPORTING DETAILS/EVIDENCE

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Facts, Statistic, examples, quotes, and other relevant information to support the main idea.

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QUOTATION (QUOTE)

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Used to support main ideas, inferences, etc, (direct words)

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INFERENCE

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Information that is implied from the text.

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SUMMARY

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A brief telling of key events or details

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SETTING

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Where and When the story takes place

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MOOD

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The overall feeling or atmosphere

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13
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CONFLICT

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The problem in the story

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14
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INTERNAL

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When the character has to figure out a problem within himself or herself

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EXTERNAL

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When the Character is facing a problem outside of himself or herself.

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Point of view

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The perspective form which the story is being told.

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1st Person

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Is in the story and tells us what happens.

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3rd Person limited

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Is the narrator is telling the story. We only know the thoughts and feeling of ONE character in the story

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3rd Person omniscient

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Is the narrator is telling the story we know more than one.

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PLOT

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What happens in the story; the main events.

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RESOLUTION

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When the conflict gets resolved.

22
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TONE

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The authors attutude toward the topic or the mood created by the author

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