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Unit 4 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Analyze | to study (something) closely and carefully |
Draw Conclusion | to make a judgement after considering all information is read |
Evidence | detail/information from a text |
Infer | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgement on the the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions |
Identify | to find (recognize) something or someone and be able to give important ddetails about he, she, or it. |
Evaluate | to judge or examine something carefully |
Interpret | to establish or explain the meaning or significance |
Synthesize | to combine different ideas, influences, or objects into a whole |
Compare | liken somebody or something to another |
Primary Purpose | main reason for doing or using something |
Connect | to join; to put together or associate |
Justify | prove; give a reason |
Central Idea | main part of the story |
Supporting Detail | facts or elements that support or reinforce |
Unifying Idea | ideas that bring the idea or story together |
Context Clues | using words around an unfamiliar word to figure out the meaning |
Extraneous | not to relavant or applicable |
Summarize | to give a shortened version of something that has been said or written, stating its main points |
Resolution | where the story comes to a satisfiying end; the lesson or resolution is further explained |
Convey | to communicate; to impart; make known |
Implied | suggest; to make something understood without expressing |
Contribute | to give; to furnish |
Narrative | story; giving an account of something |
Informative | giving information |
Literary | relating to literature, writing, or the study of literature |