American Lit Standard Vocabulary

The main opinion, premise, or idea that guides the organization of the text and that the reasons and details support .

• Author's purpose

• central idea

• Text Structure

• Objective Summary

This refers to how ideas influence individuals or events or how individuals influence ideas or events . As one analyzes a text, _____________between ideas, individuals, and events give insight into the text’s meaning

• Theme

• Structure

• Point of view

• Interaction

This refers to the way in which a passage is organized . Each sentence, paragraph, or chapter fits into the overall ____________ of a passage and contributes to the development of ideas .

• Textual Evidence

• Purpose

• Structure

• Rhetoric

This refers to the things that happen or ocurr in a passage/text.

• Individuals

• Events

• ideas

• Plot

An overview of the text that captures the main points but does not give every detail and does not include opinions .

• Objective Summary or Summary

• Plot

• Characterization

• Text Structure

Language choices and techniques that writers use to communicate perspective and to modify the perspectives of others . When presenting an argument, a writer may use ____________to strengthen the argument, including language to persuade, influence, or please his or her audience through words .

• Characterization

• Textual Evidence

• Figurative Language

• Rhetoric

The _______________is the deeper message of the text . It refers to a universal statement about life and/or society that can be discerned from the reading of a text . It is often the meaning you take away from it . To help you identify a work’s ___________, you might ask yourself: Why did the author have this happen? What point do I think the author is trying to make? What greater significance might this event have?

• Theme

• Plot

• Structure

• Point of View

This refers to the process by which the central idea or theme is explored and revealed throughout the text by the use of reasons, evidence, and details .

• Development

• ideas

• character

• plot

The people, characters interacting in the passage.

• evidence

• individuals

• ideas

• events

Are Main Idea and Central Idea the same?

• No

• Yes