Level 1
Skim
To look over the a text but, don't read the whole thing.
Title
the name of a book, composition, or other artistic work.
Punctuation
the marks, such as period, comma, and parentheses, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning.
edit
To change
synonym
a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close.
Dialogue
conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
Similar
resembling without being identical.
Errors
Mistakes
Antonym
a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad and good ).
Revise
Edit
Conclusion
End of a reading passage
Fact
a thing that is known or proved to be true.
Opinion
a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
Contrast
Find the differences between two things
Excerpt
a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.
Capitalization
the action of writing or printing in capital letters or with an initial capital.
stanza
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Authors Purpose
An author's purpose is his reason for or intent in writing. An author's purpose may be to amuse the reader, to persuade the reader, to inform the reader, or to satirize a condition.
Plagiarism
Copying someone's work without citing them.
Tone
Overall feeling of a movie or passage
Main idea
the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text
a word, letter, or number placed before another.
What does it mean to be a trustworthy source
A reliable source is one that provides a thorough, well-reasoned theory, argument, discussion, etc. based on strong evidence. Scholarly, peer-reviewed articles or books -written by researchers for students and researchers. Original research, extensive bibliography
Elaborate
Expand your writing or thinking
Thesis
The main idea or lesson