9th Grade STAAR Vocab

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Marking a text with notes/comments

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annotating

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Words or passages surrounding a specific term.

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context

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A logical guess made by connecting bits of information.

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inference

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Important ideas supporting the central message, tone, etc.

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Key ideas

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Re-state the meaning of something in different words.

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paraphrase

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Presenting another's ideas as one's own without credit.

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plagiarize

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Reduce text to essential points or main ideas.

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summarize

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Opposition of persons or forces that drive the plot in literature.

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conflict

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Literary works in stage play format with dialogue and directions for performance.

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drama

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Language layered with meaning through imagery and metaphors.

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figurative language