KNOWLEDGE
Anything that students can read, write, view, or listen to
What is text?
Evidence found within a particular text used to support or explain a conclusion
What is textual evidence?
A detailed examination of the components of a subject to understand its meaning
What is analysis?
A conclusion derived from logical reasoning
What is inference?
Stated clearly and directly
What is explicitly?
The subject or underlying meaning that a literary text directly or indirectly explains
What is theme?
The subject or matter being discussed or written about in a text
What is a topic?
A genre or category of literature generally designed to be presented to an audience by actors on stages that relies heavily on dialogue
What is drama?
A nonfiction text whose purpose is to provide information about or explain a topic
What is informational text?
A small group of words representing a conceptual unit
What is a phrase?
The attitude an author takes toward the subject or topic of a text
What is tone?
A category or type of literature or art characterized by similarities in form, style, and subject
What is genre?
A literary work, generally composed in verse and using figurative language, typically composed using set structure
What is a poem?
An attitude toward or outlook on something
What is a perspective?
To measure or note the similarities and differences between or among objects, people, etc
What is to compare?
An explanation or justification for a claim, action, or value statement
What is reasons?
Facts and/or information presented together as a body of support for a claim
What is evidence?
The unifying concept within an informational text to which other elements and ideas relate
What is a central idea?
A thing that happens or an occurrence
What is an event?
A narrator's, writer's, or speaker's position with regard to the events of a narrative
What is point of view?
The reason for a particular action
What is purpose?
Value statement(s) supported by evidence whose purpose is to persuade or explain
What is an argument?
An assertion of the truth of something , often a value statement
What is a claim?
To determine quality or value after careful analysis or investigation
What is to evaluate?
A brief account of a text's central or main points, themes, or ideas that is free of bias
What is an objective summary?