Academic Terms week of Oct 28 - Nov. 1

Which term refers to the process of breaking down information to better understand each part’s role within a text?

• Analyze

• Evidence

• Intent

• Purpose

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does "author’s purpose" primarily help readers understand?

• The specific word choices made by the author

• Why the author chose to write the text

• The structural patterns used in the text

• The evidence used to support claims

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is the purpose of a "particular paragraph" within a larger text?

• To serve as a detailed summary of the whole text

• To develop a specific point or idea related to the overall purpose

• To distract from the main ideas of the text

• To provide technical definitions only

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

How does identifying "evidence" in a text assist a reader?

• It reveals the author’s hidden intent

• It supports understanding of the author’s main arguments

• It provides an alternative structure to the text

• It is irrelevant to the development of ideas

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

An "organizational structure" within a text most likely serves which function?

• Enhances the decorative quality of a text

• Guides readers logically through ideas

• Obscures the main points to increase suspense

• Serves as a replacement for analysis

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Why might an author include a "particular section" in a text?

• To introduce or elaborate on a central idea

• To hide the main point of the text

• To provide unrelated content

• To conclude without purpose

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which term best describes the “author’s intent”?

• The underlying reason behind an author’s structural choices

• The specific words chosen for stylistic appeal

• The overall theme of a paragraph

• The main argument of the entire text

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In a text, how does the “development of ideas” function?

• It brings clarity to the progression of themes and arguments

• It only affects the introduction and conclusion

• It typically confuses readers

• It distracts from the author’s intent

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

When an author uses a “particular sentence” in a paragraph, what is the sentence’s most likely role?

• To support or introduce a key idea

• To provide an unrelated opinion

• To critique the author’s main point

• To conclude the entire text

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Which term is used to describe how parts of a text, such as sentences and paragraphs, build up the author's central message?

• Contribution

• Analysis

• Evidence

• Intent

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1