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Cite Textual Evidence
Prefixes/Suffixes
Argument & Point of View
Compare/Contrast
Characters
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A group of letters placed before a root(stem) word is called a what?
Prefix.
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What attempts to convince others to think or act in a certain way, and/or expresses and author's point of view?
An argument.
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What is a character?
A person, animal, or creature in a fictional text.
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What is it called when you are proving your statement with specific facts/details directly from the text?

Citing textual evidence.

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A group of letters placed after a root(stem) word is called a what?
Suffix.
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What is the main purpose of an argument?
To persuade it's reader.
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What is it called when you analyze how individual texts relate to each other?

Compare and contrast.

200
Authors often create multiple p.o.v in their stories. Which has a p.o.v, a character or a narrator?
TRICK QUESTION!!! Both a character and a narrator can have a p.o.v.
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When do you identify specific examples that support your opinions and conclusions? Before or after reading a text?

After reading a text.

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Give 3 examples of prefixes.

Combine those examples with root words.

Answers will vary.
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What it is called when an author presents others' points of view in an argument?
Counterclaim.
300

What do you do when you compare texts? Contrast texts?

When you compare, you examine similarities. When you contrast, you analyze differences.

300

Characters have traits, or qualities that define them. What is 1 way you can tell a character's traits?

1. What he/she does, say or think;

2. How they interact with other characters

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How do you properly cite text when providing evidence?

1. make your claim.

2. introduce the evidence that supports your claim.

3. explain how the evidence supports or prove your claim.

400

Give 3 examples of suffixes.

Combine those examples with root words.

Answer will vary.
400

What it is called when an author refutes others' points of view in an argument?

Rebuttal.
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The topics of 2 texts cannot be developed in very different ways? True or False?

False! Even when the basic topics of two texts is the same, authors can develop it in very different ways.

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What is the reason why characters act the way they do?

Motivation.

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What are 2 textual evidence sentence starters?

Answers will vary.

1. According to the text...

2. As stated in the text...

500

A word can only have a prefix or a suffix? True or False?

False!!!! A word can have a prefix and a suffix. For example: unknowingly or prehistorically. 

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What makes an argument stronger?
Pointing out the weaknesses in opposing viewpoints.
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What are the 2 ways they can be developed differently?
1. Authors interpret facts differently.

2. Authors with strong p.o.v may emphasize evidence that supports their side and ignore contradicting evidence.

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Why is a character transformation important?

Transformation allows the character(s) to grow making them more interesting.