Academic Vocabulary List #6

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Written to provide specific information about a person, place, event or issue: usually appears in a newspaper, magazine, or book.

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Article

Front

a type of nonfiction writing that provides facts and information about a topic

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informational text

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To combine different parts of something to make it whole

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Synthesize

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The author's thoughtful use of precise vocabulary to fully convey meaning to the reader.

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Word Choice

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A specific convention or structure such as imagery, irony, or foreshadowing- that is employed by the author to produce a given effect

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Literary device

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This is a shorter written response to a text or prompt, includes text evidence, and is typically written in two paragraphs or less.

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A short constructed response.

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This is a longer written response to a text or prompt and should include a topic sentence, 2-3 paragraphs, texts evidence.

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Extended Constructed Response

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Tells you what to write about a given topic; the instructions for your writing

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Writing prompt

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To say something again, but in a different way is to:

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Restate

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Having things in a beat and logical order that makes sense when reading

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Well- Organized