CAASPP Academic Vocabulary Challenge

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Inference

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logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience.

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Evidence

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Collected data, and clues collected from observations made.

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Imply

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Suggest, by the expressed CLUES given in the text.

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Analyze

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Observe, look and break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure.

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Textual Evidence

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The actual words from something you read; a quotation.

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Conclude

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to figure something out and wrap it up.

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Author's Purpose

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the writer's reason for writing.

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Claim

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a statement that is arguable and used as a primary point to prove an argument

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Thesis

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a statement that demonstrates what a writer intends to support and/or prove. Serves a clear roadmap for the direction of a paper.

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Cite

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to quote a passage, book, author, etc.; to refer to an example