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academic word
a word that is associated with education; may refer to vocabulary words
detail(s) that prove a point
evidence
cite evidence
looking back into a text to find specific words that support an inference
the big idea, message, or lesson an author wants you to learn from a story
central idea
infer
to make a logical guess
inference
a conclusion about something based on what you see or know
context
the nearby words that help clarify a word's meaning
a nonfiction text that provides facts and details about a topic
informational text
explicit
clearly stated
an important piece of information that supports a main idea
key detail
a chart that can be used to keep track of important information about an event, a person, or an idea
graphic organizer
connotative
the feeling behind a word, or the emotion it makes a reader feel
words and phrases that mean something other than what they say
figurative
when the meaning of a word is exact, as in its dictionary definition
literal
main idea
the most important message the author of a text conveys to readers
quote
to write exact words from a text and place quotation marks around them
a technique used to persuade readers to agree with a certain point of view
rhetorical device
background knowledge
anything that has already been learned from other sources or one's own experiences
paraphrase
to restate information in one's own words
details in a text that provide facts or proof of something
text evidence
summarize
to briefly restate the most important ideas and details in a story or text
a word that is associated with a particular subject
domain-specific word
logical fallacy
an argument that is not supported by facts and evidence
a word that is usually scientific or technical in nature
technical word
TIE BREAKER
word for word, tell me the definition of domain-specific word