Exam Vocab Review

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Tone: The writer’s attitude towards the subject.

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The writer’s attitude towards the subject.

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Author's Purpose

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The reason an author wrote a text (PIE: persuade, inform, entertain)

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Text Structure

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How an author organized information in a text

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Text Features

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Things an author adds to a text to help readers understand (pictures, charts, subheadings, etc.)

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Diction/Word Choice

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The words an author chooses to use in a text.

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Connotation

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The feelings/images associated with a word (What a reader thinks about or hears when they read a word)

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Claim

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A main point in an argument

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Relevant

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On-topic; fits with the point or argument being made

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Inference

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Using background knowledge + evidence from a text to make a logical assumption about something happening in a text.

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Explicit Detail

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Something clearly stated in a text.