Midterm Vocabulary

Front

What is the way information within a written text is organized?

Back

Text structure

Front

What is a brief statement of the main points of something?

Back

Summarize

Front

What is the process of using context clues to draw a conclusion within a text?

Back

Infer

Front

What is the most intense moment of the story; the turning point?

Back

Climax

Front

What is a summary free from opinion or bias?

Back

Objective summary

Front

What term describes the author's reason for writing a text?

Back

Author's purpose

Front

What is the central idea or message in a piece of writing?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the emotional quality or feeling conveyed by the author in a text?

Back

Tone

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is evidence from the text that supports a claim or argument?

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Textual evidence