Academic Vocabulary 1
What is an agreement?
a type of creative work, story, or writing
What is genre?
a figure of speech in which two things that are essentially different are likened to each other, usually using the words like or as
What is a simile?
having something to do with the matter at hand
What is relevant?
to examine something carefully in order to understand it
What is to analyze?
arrive at a decision based on the facts that you have; to finish or end something
What is a conclusion?
language that causes someone to imagine pictures in their mind
What is imagery?
point of view used when a person is speaking or writing about other people (e.g., using pronouns such as he and they)
What is third person?
the manner in which something is built, arranged, or organized
What is structure?
universal idea presented in a text that speaks to a common human experience or lesson learned
What is theme?
to arrive at a conclusion, a generalization, or prediction based on the examination of various details and pieces of information
What is infer?
the main events of a story, play, or similar literary work presented as an interrelated sequence
What is plot?
the subject of something that is being discussed or has been written or thought about
What is a topic?
to say or write something in reaction
What is response?
handed down from age to age
What is traditional?
nonfiction writing with the intention of informing the reader about a specific topic
What is informational text?