Verbs
to prove
What is support?
The reason he or she is writing
What is author's purpose?
what the reader learns from the passage
What is theme?
show for the first time
What is introduce?
dictionary definition
What is denotation?
to show
What is convey?
The author's attitude
What is tone?
an arguable statement disguised as a fact
What is a claim?
give hints of what's going to happen in the story
What is foreshadow?
a judgement based on textual evidence and background knowledge
What is inference?
to expand on
What is elaborate?
The author wants to convince the reader to agree
What is argument?
pieces of valid information from the passage
What is evidence?
a word's literal meaning
What is denotation?
positive or negative words
What is connotation?
to create or build
What is develop?
How the author feels or thinks about a topic
What is Author's Point of View/Perspective?
covers the whole passage
What is central/main idea?
create an effect
What is impact?
feeling
What is mood?
to give or add
What is contribute?
The lesson the author wants the reader to learn
What is theme?
a conclusion not explicitly stated in passage
What is inference?
feelings or emotions associated with a word
What is connotation?
P.I.E.
What is persuade, inform, entertain?