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17 Cards in this Set
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compare and contrast |
to consider how two items might be the same and/or different |
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conclude |
to finish or end; your final thoughts on a topic or issue |
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infer |
to figure out the meaning by using clues |
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claim |
a statement about what you believe to be true about a topic |
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evidence |
supporting details and proof (facts, statistics, expert opinions, examples) that a writer uses to defend his or her claim |
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issue |
an important topic or problem for debate or discussion |
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incorporate |
to include something as part of a whole |
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argument |
a statement, or set of statements, that you use in order to convince people that your opinion about something is correct |
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summarize |
to express (state or share) the main points of a piece of writing in your own words |
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paraphrase |
to express (share) something another author has said or written in another way |
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anaylze |
To carefully examine or study something in order to better understand it. |
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to oppose (verb) opposing (adjective) |
(verb) to disagree or disaprove (adjective) ideas, groups or people that disagree about something or are in competition |
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text excerpt |
small piece, or sample, of a longer article or written piece |
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predict |
to guess or say what will happen next based on clues and evidence |
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endure |
a verb; meaning to not avoid or give up when faced with a painful or difficult situation or issue |
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antonym |
a word opposite in meaning to another (examples: bad/good, sleep/awake, hot/cold) |
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synonym |
a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language (example: "shut" is a synonym of "close") |
