Academic Vocabulary #2

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details

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smaller pieces that support ideas; smaller elements of structure

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structure

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the organization of something; the organization of parts and how they are related

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central/main idea

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author’s most important idea or the inspiration/reason for creating the written work.

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analyze

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to break down into its parts and examine to determine meaning

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theme

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an important, unifying idea often answering the question, “What did I learn?”

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develop

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expand an idea; add details to give strength to an idea or position

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claim

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to say that something is the case without providing evidence

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narrative

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a sequence of events, experiences, etc. that can be fiction or nonfiction

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cite

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to quote specifically; recall

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summarize

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to state or express the most important elements in shortened form, usually chronologically.