Pre-Assessment Review

Pre-Assessment Review

Inferences

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

Universal Appeal

the idea that something about the book touches the human spirit, evokes human emotion or makes a personal connection through human relationships.

Advantages

a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position.

Disadvantages

an unfavorable circumstance or condition that reduces the chances of success or effectiveness.

Images

a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.

Lure

tempt (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward.

Cite

quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work.

Claim

an assertion of something as a fact

Central Claim

the author's main idea or main argument.

Supporting Claim

 any argument that, if accepted, will make it easier to prove the primary claim.

Attributed

regard something as being caused by (someone or something).

Authorship

the state or fact of being the writer of a book, article, or document, or the creator of a work of art.

Bard

a poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition.

Anonymous

(of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name.

Patron

a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity.

Courtier

a person who attends a royal court as a companion or adviser to the king or queen.

Middling

moderate or average in size, amount, or rank.

Rudimentary

involving or limited to basic principles.