ELAR 7 Unit 1 Vocab

ELAR 7 Unit 1 Vocab

by Katrina Anderson

​Unit 1 Vocabulary

​Annotating — marking a text with notes and/or comments 

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Explicit meaning — an idea that is clearly stated, unambiguous, and leaves little room for interpretation 

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Implicit meaning — an idea that must be inferred through an analysis of details, actions, tone, dialogue, body language, visuals, etc. 

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Inference — a logical guess made by connecting bits of information

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​Key ideas — important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc.

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Notetaking — the study skill of outlining or summarizing the ideas of a lecture, a book, or another source of information to aid in the retention of ideas 

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Paraphrase — restate the meaning of something in different words.

Paraphrasing alters the exact wording of the source and transmits its ideas or information without evaluation or interpretation.

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Prediction — a form of inference in which the reader gathers and analyzes details in order to anticipate and foresee forthcoming events and information

Summarize — to reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea. Note: It is still important to attribute summarized ideas to the original source.

​Annotating

​Annotating — marking a text with notes and/or comments 

​Explicit meaning

​Explicit meaning — an idea that is clearly stated, unambiguous, and leaves little room for interpretation 

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​Implicit meaning

​ Implicit meaning — an idea that must be inferred through an analysis of details, actions, tone, dialogue, body language, visuals, etc. 

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Inference

​Inference — a logical guess made by connecting bits of information

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​Key Ideas

​Key ideas — important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc.

​Notetaking

​Notetaking — the study skill of outlining or summarizing the ideas of a lecture, a book, or another source of information to aid in the retention of ideas 

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Paraphrase

​Paraphrase — restate the meaning of something in different words.

Paraphrasing alters the exact wording of the source and transmits its ideas or information without evaluation or interpretation.

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Prediction

​Prediction — a form of inference in which the reader gathers and analyzes details in order to anticipate and foresee forthcoming events and information

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Summarize

​Summarize — to reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea. Note: It is still important to attribute summarized ideas to the original source.

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Pre-reading strategies

​Activities that take place just before reading, like reviewing a book cover or looking at the pictures, predicting, and formulating questions; these strategies provide students with valuable information about the text and prepare them for reading.

Reading strategies

​Activating prior knowledge; predicting or asking questions; visualizing; drawing influences; determining important ideas; synthesizing information; repairing understanding; confirming; using parts of a book; reflecting

​Unit 1

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