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Primary sources
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first hand recordes of events, theories, opinions, or actions. Ex. letters, interviews, census, statistic data, diary, art, film, literature.
Ex. polls, speech, sketch, Declaration of Independence, composers original score |
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Opinion
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belief based on personal judgement
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facts
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info based on real, provable events
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biases
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opinions or beliefs that affects ability to make fair judgements/decision
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stereotypes
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oversimplified opinions about a group of people/things
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critical reading
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style that reader carefully analyzes text
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purpose
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main reason for writing a particular piece
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narrative
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tells story or relates chain of events
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expository
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introduces or explains a subject, gives groundwork info necessary for understanding later ideas, or analyzes info objectively
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technical
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precise info, usually a specific topic, usually formal or semiformal style
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persuasive
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tries to get reader to agree with author
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topic
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general subject matter covered by the work
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main idea
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works specific message
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supporting details
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flesh out and explains main idea
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themes
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subjects that a written work frequently touches upon ideas or concepts
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topic sentences
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express the main point of a paragraph, usually first sentence of paragraph
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summary sentences
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usually end of text. Draws conclusion based on topic
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logical conclusion
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an idea that follows from facts or ideas presented in the text. May be illogical theory
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inferences
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read between the lines. next step or logical conclusions not written in the text
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inform
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writing about a fact or event (newspapers)
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Persuade
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a particular viewpoint (ads)
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entertain
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usually fiction
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express feelings
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evokes feelings or emotions (poetry)
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historical context
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time and place a piece was written will influence the work some way
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text structure
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way the text is organized
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sequence
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ideas in close proximity or list
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problem solution
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structure might be illustrated by presenting a problem in one paragraph and solution in next
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comparison- contrast
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2 cases to show differences/similarities
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cause-effect
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presents action then describes effects
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descriptive
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describe/characterize person, thing, or idea
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earnest
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token of pledge to pay at a later date
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fallible
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capable of making errors
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tenebrous
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dark, gloomy, obscure
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waning
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disappearing, fading, diminishing
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