Eng III 11.1A Vocabulary

the act of breaking into smaller components for the purpose of study or examination

• detail

• fact

• analysis

• inference

not exactly known or decided

• matter

• uncertain

• strong

• fact

make

• detail

• strong

• support

• draw

a logical assumption based on observed facts from the text and one’s own knowledge and/or experience

• inference

• citation

• support

• text evidence

to hold up; reinforce

• prior knowledge

• strong

• explicitly

• support

the location of a reference from a text brought forward as a support (more useful when it includes the line number, page number, paragraph number, and/or author—especially when reading more than one text on the same topic or theme)

• text evidence

• citation

• support

• thorough

able to perform a specified action well and powerfully

• fact

• matter

• strong

• thorough

awareness gained before personal contact with a fact, event, or observation

• prior knowledge

• experience

• uncertain

• fact

facts or information used as support for whether a belief or proposition is true or valid

• citation

• inference

• matter

• textual evidence

written with great care and completeness

• matter

• draw

• thorough

• matter