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Unit 1 List 1 Vocab
Reading Strategies Vocab List 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| analyze | to study (something) closely and carefully; to learn the nature and relationship of the parts of (something) by a close and careful examination |
| draw conclusions | to make a judgment after considering all the information is read |
| conflict | plot tension; opposition between or among characters or forces in a literary work that shapes or motivates the action of the plot; problem that must be overcome by character. |
| determine | to officially decide (something) especially because of evidence or facts; to establish (something) exactly or with authority; to learn or find out (something) by getting information |
| plot | story line; the story or sequence of events that describe how the conflict progresses in something such as a novel, play, or movie |
| setting | the period in time or the place in which the events of a story are said to occur; where or when the story takes place |
| mood | the atmosphere or emotions an author creates through his/her words of choice; details of setting particularly descriptive words and images used to convey the overall feeling of a literary piece |
| theme | central message; a distinct, recurring, and unifying quality or idea |
| deductive reasoning | reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) |
| evidence | your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; detail/information from a text |
| inference | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions |
| develop | to work out the possibilities of; develop an idea; to create or produce especially by deliberate effort over time |
| cite | to mention (something) especially as an example or to support an idea or opinion |
| identify | to find (recognize) something or someone and be able to give important details about who or what he, she or it is |
| evaluate | to examine something carefully to decide its value or worth |
| author’s purpose | author’s main reason for writing; an author’s intention is to persuade, inform, entertain or search feelings (reflect); determines writing style |
| interpret | to establish or explain the meaning or significance of something |
| synthesize | to combine different ideas, influences, or objects into a new whole |
| critique | review of somebody’s work; a written or broadcast assessment of something, usually a creative work, with comments on its good and bad qualities |
| foreshadowing | be warning of; to indicate or suggest something, usually something unpleasant, that is going to happen |
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