Definitions
Definitions
Definitions
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100
The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
What is environment?
100
To show how two or more things are different; to reveal differences.
What is contrast?
100
1. Well-grounded; just. 2. Having legal force; legally accepted.
What is valid?
100
1. The order in which things or events happen or occur. 2. Series of events that take place chronologically.
What is sequence?
100
It is something we focus on in this class and it will make me become more successful in school and life.
What is being good at reading comprehension, reading strategies and/or reading often.
200
A statement that appears to explain a set of facts; a theory.
What is hypothesis?
200
To say or convey indirectly; suggest without stating outright.
What is imply?
200
1. A tool or instrument used in doing a task. 2. To put into effect; carry out.
What is implement?
200
A life lesson or bigger meaning found in the text.
What is a theme?
200
I get to have lunch with my teacher.
What happens when I slack off and do not do or turn in my homework?
300
To reach a conclusion by reasoning.
What is deduce?
300
1. To make whole by bringing all parts together; unify. 2. To open to people of all races or ethnic groups without restrictions; desegregate.
What is integrate?
300
1. To quote. 2. To mention or reference as support, illustration, or proof.
What is cite?
300
You stop and ask yourself, "Why is the character saying or doing that?"
What do you do when reading and you come across a "Contrast or Contradiction Sign-Post"?
300
Because they CARE, because YOU did not do your job, or YOU were not being kind. In other words, you were not safe, responsible, or respectful and your teacher CARES about you and wants you to always be your best.
Why would a teacher call home to your parents, or make you stay in at lunch to finish work?
400
1. A person or thing that is equal in importance, rank, or degree. 2. In mathematics, one of a set of numbers that determines the position of a point. 3. To work or cause to work together efficiently for a common goal; harmonize.
What is coordinate?
400
1. To make clear or explain as by using example or comparison 2. To provide with pictures or diagrams that explain or adorn
What is illustrate?
400
A particular type or class of literary, musical, or artistic composition.
What is genre?
400
You stop and ask yourself, "What does this make me wonder about?"
What do you do when reading and you come across a "Tough Question Sign-Post".
400
You use the words or sentences around a word to get a sense of its meaning or better understand the meaning?
What is using context clues.
500
1. A person or thing that makes something happen. 2. To bring about.
What is cause?
500
Something brought by a cause; a result.
What is effect?
500
The part of speech (written or spoken) or text that surrounds a particular word(s) and helps explain its meaning.
What is context?
500
You stop and ask yourself, "How might this change things?"
What do you do when reading and you come across an "Aha Moment Sign-Post?"
500
You use the information in the text to conclude or decide something about a text that is not directly stated?
What is making inferences.
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