ELA Vocab #2

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Gist

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the essential part, main point, or essence

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Point of View

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the perspective from which a story is told

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Details that support the main idea

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Supporting Details

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Main writing focus

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Main Idea

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Central Idea

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The most important point the author makes

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Rules from cultural values and norms

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Morals

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A set of views and theories related to knowledge and ideas

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Philosophies

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A body of stories about gods and heroes explaining the world.

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Mythology

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Theme

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Central idea of a work of literature

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Compare:

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Describe similarities between two or more works or situations.