marks on the text which highlight important features, or written notes next to

the marked text (e.g. with your questions, observations, or reactions)

a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought

the underlying emotion produced by a word or phrase

causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or sorrow

using concrete examples to illustrate your point; one of the several ways of

providing evidence

a sudden perception of the essential nature or meaning of something; an "aha!" moment

to waste away, to make steadily less

joking or jesting often inappropriately

inspiring horror or repulsion; ghastly

the careful use of words to distinguish between fact and claim; also used to show your audience the extent to which you support the information you are presenting

domination; the social, cultural, ideological or economic influence exerted by a dominant group

of the same or similar kind in nature

a word that sounds the same as another but has a different meaning (and sometimes spelling)

maintaining the idea of someone's thoughts, observations, or ideas, but putting them in your own words

an utterly ignorant person; dunce

an unspoken value or belief about a particular issue; not always true

the type of language used in a particular context; formal or informal; professional or casual

the way the writer organizes their writing to develop their point or provide information

to take apart in order to analyze

a division into two parts, especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities

refined skill, or craft; skillful handling of a situation

occuring by chance; fortunate, lucky

a problem involving a difficult choice

characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort

consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds

a peculiarity of constitution or temperament; an individualizing characteristic or quality

to draw conclusions from evidence given

the process of extending a point that you are making

the process of offering information from multiple sources to sustain a point

a thought, idea, or opinion formed after careful consideration of information or experience

serving as a pattern or model deserving of imitation; commendable

to draw forth, bring out something from another person

of doubtful promise or outcome

create new ideas or understanding by combining knowledge from different sources in fresh ways