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Literacy Terms
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Understanding Literacy Terms
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what is a "theme" of a text?
the key details of a text
the main character
A message or moral of a text.
the main idea
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When does it mean when you are asked to be "explicit" in your writing?
to make your writing plain or clear
being vague
to make a prediction
to lie
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What is the "central idea" of a passage?
the main point that the author is making
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what does "argument" mean?
to make something up
to fight with your freinds
an opinion supported by facts
to tell on someone
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Why do we use details from a text?
to plagiarise a story
to improve our writing
to show you care
to use information from a text to support an argument
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What do you do when you use "support" in your answers about a passage?
copy the passage down word for word
put something in your own words
Refer to (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or jus
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what does it mean to "evaluate" a text?
copy down information from a text word for word
form an argument based on the reading
make up a story
deciding what info you will include or exclude when u write
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A comparison between "like" or "as"
Simile
Irony
Point of View
Setting
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Using something concrete to represent an abstract idea or thought
Symbolism
Contrast
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Forshadow
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External Conflict
The height of action in the story
A problem that the character experiences with him or herself
A group of lines in a poem
A problem that happens with the character and: another chara
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A problem that the character experiences with him or herself
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Symbolism
Internal Conflict
Support
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Time and place where a story happens
Central Idea
Setting
Narrative
Mood
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Figurative Language
The way in which a poem rhymes. It is denoted by letters.
To make plain or clear
Using expressive details that do not always mean exactly wha
Written or spoken exchange between two or more people
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