STAAR Words

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contribute

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help to cause or bring about

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excerpt

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a short bit of text

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conclusion

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decision reached by reasoning

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convey

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communicate information

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similar

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resembling without being identical

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express

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communicate something

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conclude or conclusion

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arrive at a judgement or opinion by reasoning

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thesis statement

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1-2 sentence claim summarizing the main point of the paper

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argument

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a reason or reasons given to persuade

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counterargument

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reason or reasons to oppose an argument