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Understanding Literacy Terms
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What does it mean to cite a text?
the ability to see
writing a sentence from a text to prove your answer.
Putting your name at the top of your work
Call up the author and tell him/her you like their writing
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What are you looking for when you "compare" two things?
examine something in order to observe or discover similarities
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What are you looking for when you see the word "contrast"?
the difference(s) between two or more things
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define point of view
what the character or narrator telling the story can see
looking at a sunset
looking out a window
Your perspective
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What is text structure?
the way authors organize information in text.
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What is evidence?
information you can use to support an argument
what you think might happen
something you make up
your opinion
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What does it mean to infer?
use evidence & background knowledge to come to a conclusion
identify the topic
identify the main idea
make up a story
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Define mood
the emotions that a text makes the reader feel
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What is the tone of a text?
attitude that a character or author has towards the topic
a character is nasty to someone in a story
the emotions that a text makes you feel
the main idea
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what is dialogue?
when you break down a text and highlight key details
when you identify the type of text structure
when you put something in your own words
written or spoken exchange between two or more people.
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What does it mean to "identify" something in a text?
to recognize individual features or characteristics
put something in your own words
to give up
summarize a text
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what do you do when you "describe" something?
to tell or write about; give details or to picture in words
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What does "determine" mean?
to settle or decide on something
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What is a narrative?
a form of writing that tells a story
the main ideas
the main characters
the topic of a story
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What does it mean to "analyze" a text?
highlighting the topic and main idea
writing down the key details
breaking something down & looking closely at each part
putting the text in your own words
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What does it mean to "summarize" a text?
cite evidence
to express the most important facts or ideas about something
identify the topic & main ideas
put something in your own words
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