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Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Central Idea | the point, message, or argument an author wants to convey about a topic |
| Details | True Confidential information. |
| Theme | A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work |
| Claims | State for something to be true. |
| Evidence | your basis for belief or disbelief |
| Explanation | The act of explaining |
| Tone | the distinctive property of a complex sound |
| Mood | a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling |
| Conflict | an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) |
| Text Organization/ Structure | A thing constructed |
| Point of View (Perspective) | The perspective in which the story is told. |
| Setting | The context and environment in which something is set. |
| Characters | The people or animals in stories. |
| Plot | The sequence of order in which things happen. |
| Author’s Intention/Purpose | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions |
| Passage | a section of text; particularly a section of medium length |
| Excerpt | a passage selected from a larger work |
| Prompt | something designed to elicit a response, especially a written response from a student |
| Stanza | a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem |
| Narrative | a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program |
| Cause/Effect | The relationship between the event that happens and the aftermath of the event. |
| Chronological Order | relating to or arranged according to temporal order |