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100
characteristic of all or the whole
What is universal
100
an ideal or perfect place
What is utopia
100
to identify differences in two or more items
What is contrast
100
to identify similarities in two or more items
What is compare
100
On SBAC, this term is referred to as the "central theme". What is another term for central theme?
What is main idea
200
a small group of students engaged in intensive study
What is seminar
200
facts or reasoning offered to support a position as being true
What is argument
200
a pubic debate or dispute concerning a matter of opinion
What is controversy
200
the process of locating information from a variety of sources; the information found from investigating a variety of sources
What is research
200
a group of lines, usually similar in length and pattern, that form a unit within a poem
What is stanza
300
a single word or short phrase used in a database search
What is search terms
300
an imagined place or state in which the condition of life is imperfect or bad
What is dystopia
300
a discussion involving opposing points of view; to present the sides of an argument by discussing opposing points
What is debate
300
the character who opposes or struggles against the main character
What is antagonist
300
a category or type of literature, such as short story, folk tale, poem, novel, play
What is genre
400
adjective formed from the name of the philosopher, who was famous for his question-and-answer method in his search for truth and wisdom
What is Socratic
400
best or most favorable
What is optimal
400
a compelling idea or statement designed to get readers' attention in an introduction
What is hook
400
hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed by cooling
What is magma
400
quotations, summaries, or paraphrases from text passages to support a position
What is textual evidence
500
a logical guess or conclusion based on observation, prior experience, or textual evidence
What is inference
500
the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs
What is nepotism
500
a figure of speech that cannot be defined literally
What is idiom
500
a sentence/statement in the introduction of an essay, that states the writer's position or opinion on the topic of the essay
What is thesis statement
500
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
What is propaganda
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