Author's Purpse
Critical Thinking
Communication Techniques
Language / Word Structure
Observation / Recognition
100
To try to get others to believe what you are saying.

persuade

100

To judge something

evaluate

100

 To tell or make known to the reader

convey

100

Adding letters to the beginning of a word to adjust it's meaning

prefix

100

To discover or identify something

detect

200

To persuade someone to do something

convince

200

 To decide something important

determine

200

To describe with detail

illustrate

200

To arrange things

organize

200

To show something that isn't the same

differ

300

To tell someone something new or to share information

inform

300

 To come to an opinion by reasoning from facts or observations

infer

300

To give special attention to

emphasize

300

Words or phrases that appeal to your 5 senses

sensory language

300

To increase or make greater

enhance

400
To cause someone to think about something

suggest

400

To locate or find something; to point it out

identify

400

To show how to do something clearly

demonstrate

400

To reach a decision or opinion about

Conclude

400

To point out or show

Indicate

500

The reason the author wrote the piece

Author's Purpose

500

To prove; to show that something is right

justify

500

To form a mental image of

visualize

500

To give or supply something

Contribute

500

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