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To look at closely in order to figure out the similarities or things that they have in common.
What is Compare?
100
To look at closely in order to figure out the differences or things that make them different.
What is Contrast?
100
To tell or show with written or spoken words; point out facts or details
What is Describe?
100
To find or point out as unique by taking note of features or characteristics
What is Identify?
100
The plot or sequence events. Rising action -> Climax -> Falling action -> Resolution.
What is Story?
200
The parts of text or speech that surround a selected piece of evidence. What is happening in a text or speech right before and after a quote.
What is Context?
200
To back up your answer, opinion, or claim with evidence.
What is Support?
200
To figure out through logic or reasoning
What is Determine?
200
To describe, explain, show or illustrate through examples
What is Demonstrate?
200
Parts that support ideas; smaller parts of a whole structure
What is Details?
300
A big idea that comes up often in a text; moral or lesson. Often the answer to the question, “What did I learn?”
What is Theme?
300
A sequence of events, experiences which can be true or made-up.
What is Narrative?
300
Add on to, grow; add details.
What is Develop?
300
The author’s most important idea or the key focus for the piece of writing.
What is a Central or Main Idea?
300
Any thought that exists in your mind as a result of thinking, learning, or an activity.
What is an Idea?
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The organization of needed parts. The way a text, argument, or idea is put together.
What is Structure?
400
Facts or elements that help to prove or disprove something.
What is Evidence?
400
To give the short version of something in the proper order.
What is Summarize?
400
To figure out by looking closely at evidence and thinking.
What is Infer?
400
Absolutely clear, leaving no room for misunderstanding.
What is Explicit?
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Types of speech that mean more than their literal words. Similes, metaphors, sensory details, etc
What is Figurative Language?
500
To measure the strength or effectiveness of something. An assessment is a tool to figure out the growth or strengths of someone.
What is Assess?
500
To make a judgment, to decide the value of something.
What is Evaluate?
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The clear steps of a thought or idea. A set of reasons why an idea is true or untrue.
What is Argument?
500
To break down into small parts and look closely at them. Figure out the meaning of each part.
What is Analyze?