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PARCC Word Practice
These words you will see and use on the Parcc test.....so lets understand them!
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| claims | to assert as fact |
| support | to back up, justify with evidence |
| evidence | facts or observable information that can support a claim or an answer |
| key details | the specifics that are explicitly (plainly) written in a text that support or expand the main/central idea of the text |
| main/central idea | the author's most important idea or main message |
| meaning | the significance or importance of something |
| structure | the relationship of component parts that combine to form a whole |
| theme | a unifying or dominant idea or motif; what did you learn? Can it be applied to other situations? |
| analyze | to break down the whole into its parts |
| identify | to recognize or establish as particular by noting individual characteristics; to pick out/point out |
| describe | to tell or show with written or spoken words; point out facts or details |
| determine | to decide something based on observations or reasoning |
| infer | to guess or figure out something that is not explicit based on observations or reasoning |
| compare | examine in order to state the similarities or sameness |
| contrast | examine in order to state the differences |
| summarize | to state or express in concise or short form the most important parts of somehting (usually in chronological order) |