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17 Cards in this Set
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proposition
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In informational text- an important idea or opinion put forth by the writer
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support
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Reasons the writer uses to prove his/her point
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enumeration
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a kind of text structure that organizes information into a numbered list
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compare and contrast
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Information that explains how two things are alike and different
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cause and effect
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a text structure that explains how one event leads to another
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paraphrase
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When you restate every line in your own words- usually used with poems
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summary
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explaining only the most important points of a written or spoken work
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bias
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a one sided treatment of a subject
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broad scope
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covering many aspects of a subject- like a wide angle lens
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limited scope
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covering a few aspects of a subject- like a telephoto lens
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objective treatment
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considering all sides of a subject without putting in your own opinion
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connotations
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the feelings and emotions associated with a word
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denotations
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the dictionary definition of a word
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idiom
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an expression that means something other than the literal meanings of the word
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analogy
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a comparison that usually shows how something unfamiliar similar to something swell known
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irony
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when the opposite of what you think should happen happens
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