Unit 1 Academic Vocabulary

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An Incident is...

• A quote from the book that supports your claim

• An event or something that happens

• A comparison of two things that are mostly different

• A hint at something that the reader is expected to understand

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A Drama is...

• An event or something that happens

• A story that usually involves human conflict

• something that drives or pushes the story forward

• to point out as similar

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To Compare is...

• to drive forward the action

• to point out the differences

• to decide the meaning of or explain

• to point out the similarities

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To Evaluate is to...

• assess or judge the value of something

• to decide the meaning of or explain

• to compare two things that are mostly different

• to back your argument very well

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To Cite Text Evidence...

• is to quote from the novel as an example of proof for a claim

• to study something to understand what it means

• something that happens or an event

• to drive the action forward

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To Analyze

• to study something to understand what it means

• assess or judge the value of something

• A hint at something that the reader is expected to understand

• is to quote from the novel as an example of proof for a claim

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To Contrast ...

• to point out the silimarities

• to point out the differences

• to study something to understand the meaning

• assess or judge the value of something

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To Interpret

• to assess or judge the value of something

• to show the similarities

• to decide the meaning of something or explain

• to show the differences

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A Simile...

• Compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• is a direct comparison that is not literally true

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A Metaphor...

• compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• is a direct comparison that is not literally true

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Alliteration is...

• a direct comparison that is not literally true

• repeating similar consonant sounds in neighboring words

• comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• when a word is used multiple times for effect

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Repetition is...

• repeated consonant sounds in neighboring words

• when a word is used multiple times for effect

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An Allusion ...

• to study something to understand what it means

• hints at something the reader is expected to understand

• compares two things that are mostly different

• to back your argument very well

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To Propel...

• something that drives the action forward

• something that happens or an event

• to compare two things that are mostly different

• to quote from the book as an example of proof

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An analogy is...

• to study something to determine its meaning

• A hint at something that the reader is expected to understand

• A comparison of two things that are mostly different

• to back your argument very well