topics - Answers the subjectof a text, or what the text is about
main ideas - Answers the most important point being made by the author.
unstated topic or main idea - Answers In these instances, the readermust read every sentence of the
text and try to come up with an overarching idea that is supported by each of those sentences.
supporting details - Answers provides evidence and backing for the main point.
a logical conclusion must be... - Answers supported directly by the text.
explicit evidence is when the author... - Answers tells the reader exactly what is meant
evidence that includes the author's interpretation or perspective of events is called... - Answers explicit
evidence
what type of evidence gives descriptions that you can make an inference to come to a logical conclusion
- Answers implicit evidence
first, next, then, and last these words show the reader the relationship between each step and help the
reader better understand the process as a whole these are considered.... - Answers signal words
what are the uses of italics? - Answers - to emphasize
- a word is put in italics when it is being discussed as a word; that is, when it is being defined or its used
in a sentence and is being described.
-titles of long or large works, like books, magazines, long operas, and epic poems
short works are placed in .... - Answers quotation marks
arthurs use Italiacs to ... - Answers create a tone of high emotion, while others are more restrained in
their use, suggesting calm and reason
footnote - Answers listed at the bottom of a pagewhich lists where facts andfigures within that
document page were obtained.
endnote - Answers is similar to a footnote, but differs in the fact that it is listed at the end of paragraphs
and chaptersof a document, instead of the bottom of each page of the document.
a glossary does not have the definitions of all words, like a dictionary.... - Answers but instead gives the
definitions of the important terms within that particular book which are either uncommon or newly
introduced.
where is the glossary located? - Answers back of book
,where are most index's found? - Answers in a nonfiction book
what are the three components of a topic in the index ? - Answers -lists the topics in alphabetical order
-has subtopics under the main topics listed in alphabetical order
-when a topic is spread over several pages, the index will connect these pages with a dash.
preface - Answers a note that explains the background of the book or introduction
A pie chart is also known as __________________, what is a pie chart effective at showing? - Answers
circle graph, how a single entity is divided into parts
Bar graphs are used to illustrate sets of numerical data how? - Answers The graph has a vertical axis
(along which numbers are listed) and a horizontal axis (along which categories, words, or some other
indicators are placed).
what is a line graph typically used for? - Answers used for measuring trends over time
what is a pictograph? - Answers -generally in the horizontal orientation
-must have a key that defines the picture or symbol and gives the quantity each picture or symbol
represents.
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what can be either proved or disproved? - Answers a fact
what conveys an author's personal thoughts or feelings? - Answers an opinion
A writer will always have a _________________ before writing. - Answers point of view
what characterizes 1st person point of view? - Answers -lets narrators express their inner feelings/
thoughts.
-the writer writes from the perspective of I
-generally used for personal correspondence, narratives, fiction, or informal writing.
what characterizes 2nd person point of view? - Answers - allows the writer to address the reader or
audience. -characterized by the use of pronouns that directly address the audience, like "you".
what characterizes 3rd person point of view? - Answers - does not reference the writer or the writer's
audience
-uses pronouns like he, she, and they.
- types of third-person narration in fiction: third-person omniscient and third-person limited.
, -most formal point of view
-places all of the focus on the meaning of the text and does not clearly share the writer's personal
thoughts or feelings
-bias or prejudice can be detected in the writing, but they will not be as clearly or directly communicated
as they would in first person.
the ____________ is about what the reader feels while reading the piece - Answers mood
___________ is about how the writer's attitude about his subject or audience. - Answers tone
The word choice and tone a writer uses when describing or addressing a particular idea, person, or
group of people may be discernably positive or negative, communicating a writer's .... - Answers biases
What ways do authors show they are bias? - Answers -when they ignore reasonable counterarguments
or distort opposing viewpoint
-when an author is purposefully or grossly unfair or inaccurate in his or her presentation
-overly critical or judgmental tone
-may be intentional or unintentional
A stereotype is like a bias in that it is a generalization, but a stereotype is applied specifically to a
_________ - Answers group or place
What can word choice portray? - Answers -A writer's signature of his or her style
-the tone of a text
-can help a writer evoke emotion from the reader in a way that helps him or her achieve their purpose
for writing
The _______________ meaning of a word is the literal meaning. - Answers denotative
The __________________ meaning goes beyond the denotative meaning to include the emotional
reaction that a word may evoke. - Answers connotative
Dictionary pages have __________, that can be found ..... - Answers -Guide words
-two words at the top of each page.
-One word is the first word listed on the page and the other word is the last word listed on the page.
language that goes beyond the literal meaning of a word or phrase is called.... - Answers figurative
language