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Academic Vocabulary

Vocabulary associated with the CAHSEE and CST

QuestionAnswer
context clues using words around an unknown word to figure out meaning
audience the group who is reading or listening
negative connotation the bad feeling that a word expresses
purpose the reason the writer is writing
persuasive essay writing that tries to convince the reader
phrase a part of a sentence without a subject or predicate
introduction beginning
body the main part of the essay
conclusion ending
claim an opinion
mood feeling
informal language "the way we talk to friends"
anecdotes personal stories
structure organization
writing conventions "proper way to write using capitals and punctuation"
literal language dictionary type meaning
essay several paragraphs about one topic
figurative language writing that exaggerates and compares to create a picture in your mind
editorial speech that expresses an opinion usually in a newspaper or on the radio
precise exact and detailed
antonyms opposite meanings
synonyms similar meanings
biography a story about someone's life written by another person
autobiography a story about one's own life written by himself
thesis the main idea of an entire paper
personify give human qualities to things
generalization a general statement based on many observations that may or may not be true
paraphrase put in your own words
clause groups of words with a subject and a predicate
voice/tone choice of words that reveal author's attitude
Created by: mskramst
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