ELA Unit 2.1 Vocabulary 23-24

A process of examining a literary work closely, and commenting on the elements of it.

• subplot

• literary analysis

• synthesize

• metaphor

credit given to the authors of source information

• citation

• contrast

• inference

• prediction

This states the main idea of a paragraph; in an essay, it also makes a point that supports the thesis statement.

• prediction

• contrast

• topic sentence

• compare

An explanation of the way facts, details, and or examples in a paragraph or essay support the topic sentence

• commentary

• contrast

• novel

• prediction

To identify similarities in two or more items

• inference

• compare

• contrast

• topic sentence

to identify differences in two or more items

• compare

• contrast

• inference

• topic sentence

This is a logical guess or conclusion based on observation, prior experience, or textual evidence

• commentary

• prediction

• topic sentence

• inference

A logical guess or assumption about something that has not happened yet is called a(n) __________.

• topic sentence

• prediction

• inference

• commentary