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Vocabulary 2
MCMS 6th grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| compare | to identify similarities in two or more items |
| contrast | to identify the difference in two or more items |
| expository/informative writing | a form of writing such as an essay that makes an assertion and explains it with details, reasons, textual evidence, and commentary |
| topic sentence | a sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph; in an essay, it also makes a point that supports the thesis statement |
| text evidence/supporting details | in writing, evidence (facts, statistics, examples) that supports the topic sentence |
| commentary | explanation of how or why your evidence proves your topic sentence |
| subplot | a secondary plot that occurs along with a main plot |
| literary analysis | the process of examining closely and commenting on the elements of a literary work |
| introduction | the opening paragraph of an essay, which must get the reader’s attention and indicate the topic |
| hook | a compelling idea or statement designed to get a reader’s attention in an introduction |
| thesis statement | a sentence, in the introduction of an essay, that states the writer’s position or opinion on the topic of the essay |
| conclusion | the ending of a paragraph or essay, which brings it to a close and leaves an impression on the reader |
| setting | the time and place in which a story occurs |
| fiction | a story with imaginary events and people |
| nonfiction | a true story with real events and people |
| author’s purpose | an author’s goal that is meant to persuade, inform, or entertain |
| text structure | the way the author organizes information in a nonfiction text such as chronological order, cause-effect, problem-solution, description, and compare and contrast |
| text features | everything the author uses to help you understand the information, including captions, illustrations, graphs, headings, etc. in mostly nonfiction texts |
| foreshadow | clues or hints signaling events that will occur later in the plot |
| flashback | a sudden and vivid memory of an event in the past |
| Literal Questions | (Level 1) questions that can be answered by looking at the text directly (often begin with who, what, when, why, or where) |
| Interpretive Questions | (Level 2) questions that can’t be answered or found directly from the text; however, textual evidence points to and supports answers |
| Universal Questions | (Level 3) questions that go beyond the text; They require you to think about the larger issues or ideas raised by a text. |
| connotation | the implied meaning or emotion associated with a word—beyond its literal definition (can be negative or positive) |
| denotation | the exact, literal meaning of a word (dictionary definition) |
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MissHollman
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