Annotations
Context Clues
Textual Evidence
TTH Vocab.
Lang. Style
100

 annotation

what is a question or comment that you write directly on a text to capture your reaction to what you are reading 

100

context clues

What are are hints in the surrounding text that a reader can use to infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word 

100

explicit

What is citing evidence that is directly stated 

100

acute

What is highly perceptive; keen

100

audience

What is the intended reader or listener who is the recipient of the author’s message in a text

200

Types of Annotations

What is question, track and respond

200

comparison

What is determining a word’s meaning based on how it is like something else in the text 

200

implicit

What is suggested but not directly stated in the textual evidence

200

audacity

What is the act of taking risks

200

tone

What is a technique of selecting specific words for precise meaning or to generate an emotional response

300

 inference

What is an idea that a reader forms about a text by combining textual evidence and his or her own reasoning and prior knowledge 

300

contrast

What is determining a word’s meaning based on how it is unlike something else in the text 

300

analyze

What is an effort to interpret and explain its meaning, theme, or central idea, such as the actions of a character or the cause-and-effect relationships between events in nonfiction 

300

profound

What is showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

300

word choice

What is a technique in which writers choose specific words for precise meaning or to convey a certain tone

400

evaluation

What is a judgment about a text’s content or the effectiveness of the writer’s craft. 

400

cause and effect

 What is the use of the word as the result of something else that happens in the text.

400

making inferences

What is using clues from the text and your own experiences to make logical decisions about characters and events that are not stated directly. 

400

sagacity

What is What is an exceptionally keen ability to see things or discern ideas

400

writers attitude

What is the thoughts and feelings) toward his or her subject

500

respond

What is a type of annotation (to say something in return)

500

example

What is one or more examples in a text that may demonstrate the meaning of a word

500

cite

What is point out, or quote as textual evidence to support your argument/opinion.

500

vehemently

What is with energy and passion

500

author's style

What is the way an author uses language (words, sentences, paragraphs) to achieve a purpose

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