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61 Cards in this Set
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Summarize
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to give a brief statement of the main points (BME)
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logos
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persuasive appeal using logic and reason
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ethos
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persuasive appeal using ethics and credibility
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pathos
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persuasive appeal using emotions
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persuasion
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the act of trying to convince someone to do/say/buy something
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compare-contrast
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showing the similarities and differences
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cause-effect
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showing what led to an event or what happened after an event
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problem-solution
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showing a bad situation and how to fix it
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description
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describing something
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chronological/sequential
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telling in order of time
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stage directions
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words that help actors figure out how to say something or what to do with the lines
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lines
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the group of words that an individual character says in a script
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cast
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a group of people who perform a play
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script
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the collection of lines in a play
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monologue
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a long speech by a single character
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dialogue
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the conversation between characters
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dialect
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the way a character speaks, usually based on regional or geographic differences
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Personal Narrative
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an essay that uses first person POV, sensory details, and figurative language to tell about a time in your life
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Expository
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an essay that explains a topic or idea, using facts and details to support it
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Sentence
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a complete thought with a subject and predicate
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Fragment
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an incomplete thought
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Adonis
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Definition – very handsome young man
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Amazon
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Definition – tall, strong, bold woman
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Ambrosial
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Definition – extremely delicious or excellent tasting
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Atlas
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Definition – book of maps
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Cassandra
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Definition – one who prophesies doom or disaster; pessimist
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Chimerical
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Definition – fantastic, unreal, impossible, absurd
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Echo
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Definition – automatic and immediate repetition
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Fauna
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Definition – animal life; animals of a particular region
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Flora
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Definition – plant life; plants of a particular region
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Herculean
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Definition – very difficult; requiring great strength
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Iridescent
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Definition – having colors like the rainbow
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Jovial
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Definition – jolly; merry; good-humored
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Labyrinth
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Definition – full of confusing passageways; intricate; complicated
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Lethargic
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Definition – unnaturally drowsy; sluggish; dull
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Marathon
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Definition – long-distance foot-race of 26 miles 385 yards; an endurance contest
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Martial
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Definition – warlike; pertaining to war
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Mentor
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Definition – wise and trusted advisor; tutor; coach
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Narcissistic
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Definition – in love with oneself; egocentric
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Nectar
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Definition – something exceptionally delicious to drink
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Nemesis
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Definition – one who inflicts punishment for evil deeds; an enemy
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Odyssey
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Definition – long series of wanderings or travels
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Olympian
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Definition – majestic; godlike; having to do with the Olympic games
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Panic
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Definition – sudden, overpowering terror
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Siren
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Definition – dangerous, attractive women; loud sounding warnings
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Spartan
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Definition – marked by simplicity and avoidance of comfort; marked by self-discipline, bravery, and ability to endure pain
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Tantalize
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Definition – excite a hope but prevent its fulfillment; tease
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Titanic
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Definition – of enormous strength, size, or power
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Calliope
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Definition – A musical instrument that produces sound by sending steam or compressed large whistles
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Mnemonic
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Definition – a device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering
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Chaos
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Definition – great disorder or confusion
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Chronological
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Definition – the arrangement of events in their order of occurrence of time
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Fury
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Definition – violent anger; rage
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Volcano
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Definition – vent in earth’s crust that ejects lava
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Insomnia
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Definition – the inability to sleep
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Typhoon
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Definition – a violent tropical cyclone originating in the West Pacific
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Paraphrase
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rewording something or putting it in your own words
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Conclude
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bring to an end
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Visualize
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make a mental image
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Infer
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using evidence from text plus your background knowledge schema to come to a conclusion
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Connections
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showing relationships between a text and self world or other text
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