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thesis statement

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The main idea of an essay that is supported by details and commentary.

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evidence

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Supporting, valid, and relevant details, facts, or information that supports an inference, idea, or proposition.

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claim

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Found in argumentative texts and is an arguable statement that represents the author’s position on a topic. Offers facts and reasons to show the author’s point of view and is backed up with evidence.

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argumentative

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A text written to demonstrate to an audience that certain position or idea is valid and others are not. The writer uses logic and reason.

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audience

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The group intended or targeted to receive the author’s message. It could be a single person, a group of people, or the general public.

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line break

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The visual end of a line, which may be used to emphasize rhythm and sound, create meaning and visual effects, and substitute for punctuation.

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meter

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A rhythm or flow that can help the reader understand where the poet means to stress or subordinate parts of the poem.

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author’s purpose

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An author’s main goal in a piece of writing that has a specific effect on readers. For example, if the author’s goal is to amuse the audience, they will probably use jokes or anecdotes.

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text structure

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How an author organizes ideas in a text to accomplish a specific purpose.

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print features

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Authors use these features to enhance the reader’s understanding of the text. e.g., bold, underline, italics, all CAPS, references, acknowledgements, captions, foreword, preface.