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M-Step Vocab Week1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accurate | free from error or defect |
| inaccurate | incorrect or untrue |
| acknowledge | admit to be real or true, recognize the existence |
| counterargument/opposing claim | statement or assertion of fact that contends against or offers resistance to the original claim |
| affix | group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word that changes the meaning of the word. |
| analyze | to separate into parts in order to determine what something is or how it works. |
| atonym | word opposite in meaning to another. |
| argument | a statement of the major point of a written piece. |
| argumentative essay | genre of writing that requires the student to investigate a topic. collect, generate, and evaluate evidence. |
| audience | person or group for whom a selection is written or performed. |
| authors intent/purpose | reason(s) an author has for writing a selection; to inform, entertain, or persuade. |
| author's message | idea, point, concept, or meaning he or she wants to portray to the reader is what is known as the main idea of the passage. |
| author's point of view | position the narrator in relation to the story derived from the author's depiction of events and attitude toward the characters. |
| blog | website containing writer's or group of writers' own experiences. |
| capitalization | the process of beginning a word or group of words with uppercase letters |
| central idea/main idea | most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text |
| claim | a statement or assertion presented as fact |
| compare/contrast | pertaining to a written exercise about similarities and differences between two or more people, places, or things. |
| comparison | the act or instance of comparing. |
| conclude/conclusion | to end or close; final part. |
| conclusion drawn | decide what to believe about something after you have considered the facts. |
| concrete details | specific information that is directly state in the text. |
| conflict | literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces. protagonist and antagonist |
| context | parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage. |
| evidence | info that shows, proves, or gives reasons for making a judgment |
| excerpt | a passage or quotation taken from a document |
| explanatory essay | a written selection intended to explain an idea, topic, or process |
| flashback | device in a novel or narrative, by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work. |
| focus | a central point |
| grammar usage | system of rules that define the grammatical structure of language. the study of the classes of words |
| heading | a title, subtitle, or topic at the head of a page |
| illustrate | to furnish with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended to explain. |
| includsion | the act of including |
| inference/infer | conclusion drawn from prior knowledge and evidence. |
| integrate | to bring together or incorporate parts into a whole |
| information | knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance. |
| contradict | to assert the contrary or opposite |
| conventions | the expected style of writing based on arbitrary rules for practices recognized as a valid in particular arts words |
| counterclaim | acclaim made to offset another claim, especially one made by the defendant in a legal action |
| credible | worthy of belief or confidence |
| definitions | a type of writing with the purpose of explaining the meaning of a concrete or abstract |
| develop ideas | bring out the capabilities or possibilities |
| dialogue | a direct conversation between characters |
| draft | first or preliminary form of any writing |
| edit | to correct a written work |
| editorial | article in a newspaper or other periodical. |
| elaborate | worked out with great care and detail |
| establish a claim | to set up or assert that something is the case. |
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