Word or Phrases Level 3 Scholar needs to know

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Academic Vocabulary

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Words that are commonly used in academic settings and texts.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words

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Antonym

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Words that have the opposite meaning

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Argument

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A reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading or convincing others that an action or idea is right or wrong.

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Argumentative text:

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A type of writing that includes a claim, reasons, and evidence to support the claim.

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Author's perspective

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The author's attitude or beliefs about a topic.

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Author’s purpose

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the reason an author writes a text.

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Background knowledge

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Information that a reader already knows about a topic.

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Cause & effect

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When one thing happens (the cause), it makes something else happen (the effect)

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Central idea

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The most important idea about a topic the author presents in a text.