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Week Twelve

TermDefinition
Description When the author explains something by telling what it looks like, sounds like, or feels like. The author uses lots of details so the reader can imagine it clearly.
Sequence/Chronological When the author tells events in the order they happened (first, next, then, finally).
Cause The reason something happens — the “why.”
Effect The result or outcome — what happens because of something else.
Compare To find how things are alike or similar.
Contrast To find how things are different.
Solution The way a problem is solved or fixed in a text.
Audience The people the author is writing for — who the message is meant to reach.
Author's Purpose The reason why the author wrote the text — usually to inform, entertain, or persuade the reader.
Excerpt A part or passage taken from a book, speech, play, or movie, and examined on its own
Plunges Jump or dive quickly and energetically.
Suspension a bridge that has its roadway suspended by cables, which are supported by tall towers and anchored at each end.
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