Academic Vocab
To assert something to be true
What is a claim?
Another term for central idea
What is main idea?
emotions, opinions, and unimportant details
What should be left out of an objective summary?
slows down until gradually stopping
What is abates?
I have two children, one in elementary school and one in middle school.
Who is Ms. Braughton?
to make a conclusion based on evidence
What is infer?
What the central idea tells
What is the story mostly about?
A short statement or paragraph about what happened in the text
showing little interest or mental activity
What is vacantly?
I have two children, and they are grown.
Who is Ms. Robinson?
To give valid reasons or evidence to support an answer or conclusion
What is justify?
Can often be stated in one sentence
What is the central idea?
Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions
What is objective?
a small kitchen or room at the back of the house used for washing dishes and other dirty household work
What is a scullery?
Barkley
What is Ms. Robinson's dog's name
To make clear or understandable, or to explain
What is clarify?
Tells a life lesson (and isn't specific to the text)
What is theme?
Chronological order
What is the order in which events should be told in a summary?
The definition of "shell" as used in Fever 1793
What is an empty building?
Griffin
What is Ms. Braughton's dog's name?
To examine and judge carefully
What is evaluate?
What is central idea?
The 5 Ws you should include in an objective summary
What are who, what, where, when, and why?
placid
Next to Mr. Shuey's room
Where is Ms. Robinson's and Ms. Braughton's room in the building?