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The point of what the text - graph - map are all about
Central Idea
The reason why an author produced their text - graph or map (to persuade, to inform)
Author's Purpose
The act of questioning as we read or study an image so we can understand the meaning of the passage.
Comprehension
The act of using evidence in the text - graph - map so we can make an inference or draw a conclusion.
Analyze
Using clues in the text - graph - map so we can figure out what is happening in the passage.
Making an Inference
Using clues in a text - graph - map so we can make an educated guess about what might happen beyond the passage.
Drawing a Conclusion
How the author relates to a topic and influences how they write about it or produce graphs or maps about that topic.
Author's Point of View
To judge the value of something, such as how well an author uses evidence to back up thit main point.
Evaluate
How well an author's claim is backed up by evidence
Author's Reasoning
Facts used to back up (substantiate) a claim.
Evidence
To ability to put ideas from an author's text - graph - map into your own words.
Interpret
Facts (usually numbers) used to help explain an author's main point.
Data (and Statistics)
Something that needs no additional explanation.
Self-Evident
To be provided with something ... like a gift.
Endowed
Something you are born with .. it can-not be taken away from you.
Unalienable
To make safe.
Secure
To set up in an official way ... like setting up rules for how the government is supposed to work.
Institute
A regular count of the number of people living in a country.
Census
That part of government that sets up the laws.
The Legislature
That part of government that includes judges and the court system.
The Judicial Branch
Signed in 1776, it told the world that the British colonies in north America were now free and independent of mother country England.
Declaration of Independence
Signed in 1787, this document sets up the three branches of government and outlines how each works together to make and enforce laws.
The US Constitution
Presenting only one side of a story
Bias
Your personal view of a topic.
Opinion
Something that can be proven to be right or wrong.
Fact