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16 Cards in this Set
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biases
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opinions or beliefs that affect a persons ability to make fair, unclouded judgments, or decisions
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stereotypes
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oversimplified opinions that do not account for individual differences, about an entire group of people or things
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critical reading
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reading style in which the reader carefully analyzes the text, judging its credibility and the authors intentions rather than simply accepting the material as fact
generally preferable to passibe reading a passive reader simply absorbs the text and assumes that it contains facts |
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purpose
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an authors main reason for writing a particular piece
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narrative
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tells a story or relates a chain of events
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expostiory passage
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introduces or explains a subject, gives groundwork information that is necessary for understanding later ideas, or analyzes information objectively
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technical writing
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passes along precise information, usually about a specific topic and usually in a formal or semi formal style
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persuasive writing
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tries to get the reader to agree with the author
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topic
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the general subject matter covered by the work
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main idea
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works specific message
it is the reason the text was written |
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themes
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subjects that a written work frequently touches upon
themes are ideas or concepts that the book comes back to again and again |
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topic sentences
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express the main point of a paragraph, usually a paragraph starts with a topic sentence
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summary sentence
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generally appear at or near the end of a paragraph, chapter, section, or document sometimes they sum up the point of the earlier text, driving the message home so that the readers does not forget it or miss it
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inferences
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next step or logical conclusion that is not actually written in the text, rather it is deduced by the reader based on information that is in the text
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4 purposes or writing
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inform - the reader about some fact or event, newspaper articles often fall into this category
persuade - the reader to a view point, often called persuasive writing entertain - fiction novels serve this purpose express feelings - poetry is concerned with the emotion of the reader |
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historical context
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the time and place in which the piece was written will influence the work in some way they may affect what is written and how it is written
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