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PARCC Voc
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| author's purpose | The reason a text is written |
| support a claim | using evidence to support your thought/opinion on something |
| excerpt | a part of a whole text |
| setting | when and where |
| characterization | the act of characterizing--emotional traits, physical traits, intellectual traits, personality traits |
| convey | making your feelings known, or the author showing us his/her feelings |
| redundant | something stated over and over again |
| plot | the story or the plan, introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution |
| sufficient | enough |
| relevant | having a logical connection to something else |
| conflict | struggle between two opposing forces, man vs man, man vs nature, man vs self, man vs society |
| suggest | mention or imply something is possible |
| point of view | the perspective the story is written from. 1st person, 3rd person |
| effect | a particular feeling or mood created be something or a change that results when something is done or happens |
| reliable | depend on , trusthworthy |
| indicate | to point out |
| developed | created, brought forth, thought out |
| shape | the way parts of a story develop |
| source | a person, book, website, etc that gives information |
| refer | to have direct connection or relationship to |
| portrayals | the act of showing or describing someone or something |
| paraphrases | to say using different words |
| influence | the power to change or affect someone or something |
| organizational pattern/structure | the pattern the author uses to write a story, article, etc |
| structure of a poem | organization of stanzas, verses, or lines |
| main argument | stating your stance on a given topic |
| dialogue | conversation in a text, often between characters |
| reveal | the author tells us something that is unspoken or hidden |
| theme | the lesson the author wants us to learn |
| context of a sentence | understanding the info in a sentence |
| elements of realism | takes place in real life |
| author's appeal | what the author says or does to get the readers interested |
| situation | what is happening |
| thesis | a statement made a the beginning or a research paper, informing readers of the paper's content |
| conclude | to come to a decision |
| contribute | to play an important part in bringing a result |
| connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to it's literal or primary meaning |
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