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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| evaluate | to calculate the value of something |
| interpret | to make sense of something |
| identify | to recognize |
| compare | to show similaries |
| classify | to arrange in groups |
| paraphase | to say something another way |
| determine | to find out/to decide something |
| analyze | to break apart and study |
| describe | to give detailed description in written or spoken words |
| summarize | give a summary; condence |
| draw | to pull from |
| integrate | to make parts into a whole |
| support | to make stronger with evidence/facts |
| cite | to repeat the words of an author/text |
| articulate | to say something clearly |
| contrast | to show differences |
| comprehend | to get the meaning of a text/concept; to understand or grasp |
| demonstrate | to show or exhibit |
| distinguish | to tell or set apart |
| locate | to find a particular place |
| organize | to put in order |
| refer | to look for information |
| explain | to make understandable |
| retell | to say or tell again |
| suggest | to say or hint |
| recognize | to identify or acknowledge something known or seen before |
| connections | a relationship, link, or bond |
| details | particular or intricate part of the story |
| alliteration | similar or same beginning sound which is repeated |
| main idea | what the text was mostly about |
| illusteration | drawing, sketch, or picture that goes with a text |
| point of view | opinion, attitude, or judgement of author pr character in a text |
| stanza | a group pf lines within a peom |
| theme | message or moral of the story |
| explicitly | clearly expressed or developed |
| conclusion | final part of a story; ending |
| evidence | proof |
| figurative | colorful language |
| metaphor | comparison of two unlike things (from figurative language ) |
| simile | compare two unlike things using the words "like" and "as" ( from figurative language |
| structure | organization or construction of a story |
| categorize | classify or arrange |
| interaction | how two or more things effect each other |
| mood | feeling or mood of the story |
| tone | a distinctive emotional qualtiy |
| analogy | the relationship between two sets of words |
| locate | to find |
| develope | to elaborate or expand an idea |
| trace | to follow the course or path |
| synthesize | to from an idea piercing together elements |
| argument | statement, reason, or fact for or against a piont |