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Convey :)
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To make something known to someone
Ex: What does the author convey (make Known) in the passage/story?) |
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Infer :)
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to form an opinion based on acts/clues/ evidence. (EX: Based on what you have read in the story/passage,what can you infer about John and Grace's relationship
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Impact :)
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"the result"- Often describes when readers are powerfully affected by something in a story. (EX:what is the impact of the word " EXCEPTION" in the passage?)
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Connote :)
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(a synonym of "implies") - meaning behind a word. ( EX: the word "Childlike" connotes innocence)
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Personification :)
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Can mean giving a non - living thing hman characteristics. ( Ex: the wind roared)
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Extended metaphor :)
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When a comparison of 2 things lasts for several sentences, a pararaph , or even throghout an entire story/ passage
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Emphasize :D
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to give special impotance or atention to something. (Ex:What does the author emphasize about mikes friendship with bill in paragraph 6?)
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Deteremine ;)
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to decide something or come to a conclusion about it. (Ex: what can you determine about the navajo tribe based on the pasage/)
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Dramatic :D
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large ,sudden, o extreme. (What dramatic change does the protagonist go through in the stoy?)
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Pioneer ...
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First (ex:the pioneer thoguth came from scientists at harvard) Also means changes easily
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insufficient :)
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not enough or inaequate. (Ex: the author gives insufficient data to back up his/her thesis statement
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claim :)
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a stated opinion
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accuracy :D
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freedom from mistake or error
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