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Sentences
Reading Structures
Patterns of Organization
Writing
Readers
100
An incomplete thought
What is a sentence fragment?
100
What subject the literary piece is about
What is a topic?
100
When the author tells a story which contains 5 elements
What is narrative
100
Double-spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman, Header and Heading
What is MLA Format?
100
Analyzes the purpose of the assignment
What is an Active Reader?
200
When there is a compound sentence that is joined with only a comma
What is a comma splice?
200
What the author wants the reader to know about the topic
What is a main idea
200
The author uses transition words: like, similarly, both, but, as opposed to, instead
What is compare/contrast?
200
The most important sentence in the paper; it is the writer's promise to the reader that this s what is in the paper.
What is a thesis statement?
200
Reads with pencil in hand, highlighting, jotting notes and marking key vocabulary
What is Active Reader?
300
A group of words put together to make a complete thought
What is a sentence?
300
The main idea is not clearly stated, and the reader must use the text and/or prior knowledge to figure it out
What is an implied main idea?
300
The author is defining a term or idea using commas or dashes; sometimes the author uses a synonym
What is definition?
300
Each paragraph has one placed in beginning, middle, or end of the paragraph
What is a topic sentence?
300
Read all assignments the same way
What is Passive Reader?
400
A compound sentence that is not punctuated
What is a run-on sentence?
400
Facts and ideas that prove or explain the main idea
What is a supporting detail?
400
When the author gives examples to make his point
What is illustrative?
400
A group of sentences related to and supporting the topic
What is a paragraph?
400
Accepts whatever is in print as true
What is Passive Reader?
500
The words we use to join sentences along with a comma
What is a fanboys?
500
The author switches to the opposite or a different idea
What is contrast?
500
The author marks or identifies each major point, sometimes in order of importance.
What is Enumeration?
500
When the author uses a prep, steps in order, and a concluding sentence
What is Process?
500
Tailors reading to suit each assignment
What is Active Reader