10th Grade Final Vocab

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Persuasive Essay

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tries to convince the audience to do something or believe something

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Reflective Essay

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retells an event that happened in the author’s life with a new perspective

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Expository Essay

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explains a specific topic with information and details

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How-To Essay

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explains how to complete something to an audience

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Tone

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the “emotional” vibe of the text or the outlook that the author has on what they are discussing

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Inferences

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making an educated guess based on the details of a text

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Main Idea

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the overarching idea that unites a text

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Symbol

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an object that has a deeper meaning within a text

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Irony

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when the opposite of the audience's expectation happens to be funny or surprising

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Theme

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the deeper meaning behind the text or the message that the book wants to hold