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ELAR Subject 6
Subject Specific
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| juxtaposition | act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side, often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect |
| key ideas | main ideas of a paragraph or section of text |
| Latin roots | morphemes of Latin origin that cannot stand alone but that are used to form a family of words with related meanings |
| line break | in poetry, the point at which two lines of text are split; the end of a line |
| literary | of or relating to literature |
| literary devices | specific language techniques that convey meaning and bring clarity to a text |
| literary elements | aspects or characteristics of a literary text that are typical of most if not all literary texts (e.g., theme, setting) |
| literary texts | pieces of written material, such as books or poems, that have the purpose of telling a story, entertaining, expressing feelings, etc. |
| literature | written works that are considered to be of high quality and to have lasting importance |
| loaded language | persuasive technique that uses wording appealing to emotion or stereotypes; emotive language |
| logical fallacies | incorrect or problematic arguments that are not based on sound reasoning; flaws in reasoning |
| lyric poetry | poems expressing personal feelings and emotions that may be set to music and often involve the use of regular meter |
| marginal notes | short notes made in the margin of a text |
| memoranda | informal reports or messages |
| mental images | picture of something not real or present that is produced by the memory or the imagination |
| metacognitive skills | ability to understand and analyze one's own learning through setting learning goals, using effective thinking strategies, and evaluating one's own learning |
| metaphor | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things |
| meter | a planned rhythm in poetry that is usually repeated |
| mode of delivery | how information in presented |
| modes of reasoning | forms of logical reasoning; deductive and inductive |
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