ELA Academic/Domain Vocabulary Set 3

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Support

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to justify or prove an answer

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Demonstrate

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clearly show the truth of something by giving evidence

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Analyze

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to break an idea/text down into parts in order to understand or explain

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Excerpt

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a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing

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Theme

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the moral, message, or lesson taught in a text

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Context

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the circumstances or setting surrounding a particular event or idea

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Infer

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to make a logical guess based on evidence and reasoning

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Summarize

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to give a brief statement of the main points of a text

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Characterization

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the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

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Plot

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the sequence of events in a story