Panther Period Vocabulary

To examine something in detail by breaking it down into its components.

• Topic

• Central Idea

• Develop

• Analyze

A type of nonfiction writing that provides facts and explanations.

• Informational Text

• Analyze

• Inference

• Text Evidence

The impact or effect that one element of a text has on another.

• Textual Evidence

• Cause and Effect Relationship

• Influence

• Mood

Specific information, quotes, or references from a text.

• Textual Evidence

• Interaction

• Central Idea

• Theme

The main point or primary focus of a text.

• Mood

• Tone

• Objective

• Central Idea

The subject or main idea of a piece of writing or discussion.

• Interaction

• Excplicit

• Theme

• Topic

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   Specific information, examples, or evidence that support a main idea.

• Supporting Detail

• Literal Language

• Allusion

• Metaphor

A conclusion or deduction reached based on evidence and reasoning.

• Inference

• Textual Evidence

• Interaction

• Summary

To expand or elaborate on an idea, theme, or concept in a text.

• Develop

• Analyze

• Cite

• Evaluate

The connection between actions (causes) and their outcomes (effects).

• Influence

• Interaction

• Cause and Effect Relationship

• Outcome