Standards Academic Vocabulary Part 1

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Adjective

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Words that describe nouns.

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Adverb

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A word that describes an adjective, a verb, or another adverb.

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Allusion

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An indirect textual reference to a person, place, thing, or event that exists outside the literary text.

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Alternate Claims

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Claims that are different from (but may not necessarily oppose) the claim(s) being proposed in an argument.

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Analyze/Analysis

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To examine critically the components of something to understand its meaning and/or nature as a whole.

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Argument

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Reasoning that intends to convince by establishing truth.

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Central Idea

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A focused idea or concept specific to a given text; when expressed by students, central/main ideas should be in the form of a complete thought.

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Characterization

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The ways individual characters are represented by the narrator or author of a text: physical appearances, personalities, actions, interactions, and dialogue.

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Characters

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Person who takes part in the action of a story or drama; may also be an animal or imaginary creature. A narrator who participates in the action may be considered a character.

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Claims

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Statements taking a position on what is true; these are usually statements with which people can disagree.