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MCAP Key Concepts

Terms and other things I may want to study before MCAP testing

QuestionAnswer
Central/Main Idea The point, message, or argument an author wants to convey about a topic
Details True, confidential information
Theme The message that the author conveys through the book
Claim An assertion that something is true or factual
Evidence Anything that can be used to prove something (claim)
Explanation Making something understandable
Tone The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Mood A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
Conflict Opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces
Text Structure The arrangement an author uses to structure information (also helps the readers understand the writing.)
Point of View Perspective from which a story is told
Setting The context and environment in which something is set
Characters An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
Plot The story that is told
Author's Purpose The reason an author writes a text
Passage A section of a text
Excerpt A passage selected from a larger work
Prompt Give an incentive for action
Stanza A number of lines of verse, forming a unit of a poem
Narrative A story that you write or tell to someone (usually in great detail.)
Cause/Effect Cause: The reason for the effect Effect: The results of the action
Chronological Order The order in which things happened, from first to last event.
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