Central Idea flashcards

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central idea

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also known as the main idea

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paraphrase

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to put some part of the text into your own words

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direct quotation

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To copy word for word from the text. Must use quotation marks.

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supporting evidence

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Paraphrases, direct quotations, data, graphs, and other information from a credible source which supports the main idea or topic sentence

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objective summary

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A shortened version of the text which includes the main idea and supporting details. No opinion is included.

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inference

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an educated guess based on background knowledge

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text structure

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the organizational pattern of the text used by the author. Examples: compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution, sequence, chronological order, descriptive

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topic sentence

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This sentence is the first sentence of the paragraph. This sentence tells the reader what the paragraph is about.