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A source which is credible and has reliable information is called _______.

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Accurate

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This is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun.

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Adjective

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A group of related words, with a subject and predicate, that acts to modify a noun or pronoun is called an ________ clause.

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Adjective Clause

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This is a group of related words with a subject and predicate that acts to modify a verb, adjective, or adverb.

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Adverb Clause

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This is a comparison based on a similarity between things that are otherwise dissimilar.

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Analogy

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This involves one or more reasons presented by a speaker or a writer to lead the audience or reader to a conclusion on an issue.

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Argument

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This is whoever will be reading, listening or watching a story, text, or drama.

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Audience

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This is the reproduction or broadcasting of sound.

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Audio

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This is a prejudice that is leaning toward a positive or negative judgment on something; a personal judgment or opinion about a particular person, position, or thing.

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Bias

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This is a list of written works or other sources on a particular subject.

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Bibliography

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This is done to part of a text to makes it stand out as a darker, sharper image. It is an organizational feature to locate specific information.

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Bold Print

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This is the explanation that goes with a picture or illustration.

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Caption

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This is the relationship between two or more events in which one event brings about another.

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Cause And Effect

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The key point made in a written passage; the chief topic.

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Central Idea

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This is the combination of ways that an author shows readers what a person in a literary selection is like.

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Characterization

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These are the people or animals who take part in a literary work.

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Characters

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A type of circular diagram that represents large amounts of information graphically, to make it more understandable.

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Chart

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This is the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur.

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Chronological Order

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This is the notation of a source used for a paper.

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Citation

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This is to quote as an authority or as an example: to mention as support, illustration, or proof.

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Cite

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When an author makes a ____, (s)he is stating something which might or might not be true. It must be argued.

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Claim

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This is to clear up or to make information more understandable: to explain.

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Clarify

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This is a quality in writing, in which ideas are presented in a clear, logical manner. Writing which lacks this quality may be hard or impossible to understand.

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Coherence

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These are methods used to help ideas fit together clearly and smoothly.

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Cohesive Devices

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This is a method of relating how two or more elements or texts are SIMILAR.

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Compare

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This is a method of relating two or more objects in a piece of work.

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Compare And Contrast

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This describes something that is complicated, difficult, or consists of interrelated parts.

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Complex

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This is the statement which brings a paragraph to a close by restating the main idea.

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Concluding Sentence

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This wraps up a piece of writing and reminds readers of the main idea.

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Conclusion

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the subject matter or material in a particular area of study; or, the essential components of a written work

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Content

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This is a method of relating how two or more elements or texts are DIFFERENT.

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Contrast

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This is an argument that makes an opposing point to another argument. It expresses the view of a person who disagrees with your position.

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Counter Argument

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Usually found in a dictionary, this tells you the meaning of a word or phrase.

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Definition

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This type of text creates a clear picture through the use of vivid word choices. The purpose is to help a reader see, experience, or understand the selection by the use of sensory details.

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Descriptive Text

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This is a piece of information that is used to support a main idea.

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Detail

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A general term for an illustration or visual representation of information. Types of these can include tables and graphs.

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Diagram

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This is a form of language that is characteristic of a particular place or is used by a particular group of people.

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Dialect

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These are the words spoken by characters in a literary work.

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Dialogue

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This is the writer's choice of words, including the vocabulary used, the appropriateness of the words, and the vividness of the language.

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Diction

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A research source is called ________ if it is located on the internet, on a CD, or some other place accessed by a computer or electronic device.

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Digital

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When a character is revealed by clear descriptions by the author, this is called _____ characterization.

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Direct Characterization

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This is the exact repetition of someone's written or spoken words.

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Direct Quotation

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This word means anything that happens to or is done by a character in a story.

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Event

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This is information that supports a thought or belief.

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Evidence

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This type of context clue is used to help the reader infer the meaning of a vocabulary word or provide a supporting detail.

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Example

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This is the name for what is gathered through the general process of living, or for the process itself.

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Experience

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This is a sustained comparison in which a subject is written or spoken of as if it were something else.

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Extended Metaphor

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These are pieces of information that are not necessary to the meaning or purpose of writing.

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Extraneous Detail

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This is a statement that can be proved to be true or false. It is not an opinion.

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Fact

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This is the part of the plot where the conflict begins to be worked out and tensions lessen.

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Falling Action

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This goes beyond the literal meanings of words to create special effects or feelings.

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Figurative Language

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This is a scene, a conversation, or an event that interrupts the present action to show something that happened in the past.

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Flashback

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This is a person in a fictional work that is never fully developed by the author.

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Flat Character

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This is the use of hints in written works about what will happen later.

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Foreshadowing

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This kind of language usually has longer sentences and a greater variety of words than everyday speech. Slang, contractions, and jargon are avoided.

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Formal Language

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This is the general plan of organization of a written work.

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Format

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A _______ novel is a book in which the story is told using a series of pictures, with dialogue shown in them.

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Graphic

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A visual piece of information is called a ____ source.

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Graphic

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A picture, image or visual representation of information or ideas is called a ______.

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Graphic

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This is a pictorial way of representing knowledge. It is used to help organize ideas and present information.

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Graphic Organizer

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This is a title or subtitle at the beginning of a chapter, section, or unit of a text.

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Heading

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This is a term used in research and is a statement of what you anticipate your research will show.

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Hypothesis

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A drawing, painting, photograph or other visual representation made for explaining information or furthering understanding of an idea.

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Illustration

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This is the use of language that appeals to the five senses--touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.

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Imagery

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This uses sensory images to help readers to picture a person, a place, or an event.

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Imagery

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This phrase refers to the documentation of information within the body of a paper: when you provide information about the source within your paper.

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In-text Citation

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This is a group of words that states the main thought of a sentence and is complete within itself.

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Independent Clause

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This is when an author reveals a person in the story characterization through his/her words, thoughts, appearance, action, or what others think or say about him/her.

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Indirect Characterization

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This is what people use in everyday speech. It usually consists of fairly short sentences and simple vocabulary. It is called _______ speech or language.

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Informal Language

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This is the global system of interconnected computers and networks used to find the most recent information.

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Internet

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This is the process of entering one or more keywords into a special webpage (such as Google or Yahoo) in order to find other webpages containing specific information.

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Internet Search

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This is the beginning of a written work that explains what will be found in the main part.

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Introduction

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This frames the position or approach of an essay and includes a clear thesis statement.

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Introductory Paragraph

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These do not support the main idea of a paragraph. They do not focus on the main idea and may mislead or confuse the reader. They are called ____.

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Irrelevant

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These should be used instead of underlining. Do this to most titles of printed material and names of airplanes, trains and automobiles.

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Italics

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This refers to the language of a specialized type, usually dealing with a narrow area of study or knowledge. It has a slightly negative connotation, and can imply that the language is mere word play.

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Jargon

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This is a term entered into a search engine, or the search bar on a webpage, which is meant to attract pages containing specific information.

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Keyword

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This is a written communication or message addressed to a reader or readers that is usually sent by mail.

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Letter

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This is a collection of events that tells a story, which may be true or not, placed in a particular order and recounted through either telling or writing.

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Literary Narrative

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This is the reasoning used to reach a decision based on a set of assumptions, or it may be defined as the science of reasoning, proof, thinking, or inference.

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Logic

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This is the central and most important idea of a reading passage or presentation.

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Main Idea

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This is the main means of mass communication.

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Media

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This is a direct comparison of two things, in which they are said to be (in some sense) the same thing.

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Metaphor

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These are the initials for the association which publishes a guide to writing research papers based on its prescribed documentation style. A works cited page is one feature in this documentation style that is common to many students.

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MLA

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This tells the events and actions of a story.

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Narrative Text

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This is the teller of the story.

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Narrator

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This is when the meaning is NOT exact or word for word. It is figurative and it requires interpretation.

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Non-Literal

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This is the category of information that includes digital, electronic, pictures, photographs, video, and television to access information.

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Nonprint

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Materials that are not written are often called _______ resources.

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Nonprint Information

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These are used to organize a research paper and include the topic, author, title, page number, and one single fact or thought.

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Notecard

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This is used when details are organized by degree of impact.

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Order Of Importance

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In writing, this is the process of ordering, structuring and presenting information. It is called the _____ of the text.

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Organization

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This is a tool to think about and organize your paper. For example, you can use it to see whether your ideas connect to each other, what order of ideas works best, and if you have enough evidence to support each of your points.

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Outline

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This is the restatement of a written work in one's own words that keeps the basic meaning of the original work.

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Paraphrase

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This is a type of writing or speech that attempts to convince a reader to think or act in a particular manner.

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Persuasive Appeal

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This type of text attempts to convince a reader to adopt a particular opinion or course of action.

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Persuasive Text

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This is the use of someone else's ideas or statements as if they were your own and without giving proper credit.

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Plagiarism

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This is a writing skill which assures that students choose words that exactly and accurately describe or reflect the writer's meaning.

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Precise Vocabulary

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This is an original document or firsthand account.

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Primary Source

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This is the category of information including books, magazines, charts, graphs, diagrams, dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, and thesauruses.

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Print Source

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This is the type and size of font. It is the look and design of lettering

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Print Style

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This method of structuring text focuses on defining an issue, then gives a possible remedy for the issue.

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Problem-Solution

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This is an author's intention, reason, or drive for writing the piece.

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Purpose

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This is a way to organize paragraph or composition structure in which the author poses a question then answers it.

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Question And Answer

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If you repeat the words someone else has said or written, you ______ them.

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Quote

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This is a verbal or oral response to an argument presenting an opposite viewpoint.

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Rebuttal

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This is a source used to find information.

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Reference

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This is careful consideration and thought. In literature, it is when a character looks back at events, actions, or faults. In narrative writing, it helps develop experiences, events, or characters.

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Reflection

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When something closely relates to a subject it is called _________ to the subject.

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Relevant

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The _____ of a research source refers to the accuracy of the information contained in it.

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Reliability

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This is the process of gathering, evaluating, and organizing information.

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Research

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This is the part of the plot where the conflict is ended.

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Resolution

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A character in a fictional work that is very well developed is called a _________ character.

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Round

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This helps you locate websites when you enter categories, keywords, or questions. It is a program for the retrieval of data, files, or documents from a database or network on the internet.

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Search Engine

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This is a commentary on an original document or firsthand account.

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Secondary Source

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These are images to help the reader see or hear or feel things. These are details that appeal to the senses.

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Sensory Details

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This is the order in which things are told in a story.

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Sequence

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This is arranging things in order so they can be numbered or related in a connected series.

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Sequencing

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This is the chronological, or time, order of events in a reading passage.

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Sequential Order

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This is the time and place in which a literary work happens.

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Setting

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This is a comparison of two unlike things using the terms "like" or "as".

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Simile

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This is vernacular speech that is not accepted as suitable for highly formal usage, but is much used in conversation.

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Slang

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A research __________ is any material that can be used to locate information about a given topic.

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Source

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This is a person, book, document, website or record that provides information.

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Source

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This is a talk or public address.

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Speech

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A _________ character does not change during the course of the action.

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Static

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This is the way an author expresses ideas through the use of kinds of words, literary devices, and sentence structure.

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Style

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to strengthen or prove an argument or idea by providing facts, details, examples and other information

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Support

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To strengthen your ideas and opinions with examples, facts, or details is to add _____ details.

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Support

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These are the facts or details that back up a main idea, theme, or thesis.

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Supporting Evidence

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A _____ sentence helps to clarify, describe, explain, or enhance the main idea of a paragraph.

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Supporting Sentence

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This refers to the ordering of elements in a sentence.

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Syntax

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A diagram made to organize data visually in rows and columns.

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Table

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These are common parts of nonfiction texts and are often used to design and organize pages. They help readers navigate the information and make predictions about what will be read.

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Text Features

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The main point or central idea that a writer states and then endeavors to prove is called a ____.

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Thesis

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This is the specific part of a subject that is dealt with in a research paper or in an essay.

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Topic

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These are words, phrases or sentences that link segments of writing.

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Transition

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These are connecting words used to link your sentences and paragraphs together smoothly.

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Transitional Device

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This of a source means the accuracy of the information. Is it up-to-date, written by a reliable author, contained in a reputable publication, and directly related to the topic?

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Validity

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This is a kind of language that creates a strong impression on the reader, often through visual, sound, or emotional expressions.

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Vivid Language

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All the words in a language; the words used for a specific content or task.

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Vocabulary

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This is the author's or speaker's craft or style. It might be formal, informal, or even slang. Diction is a synonym.

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Word Choice

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This is another way of saying "diction." This can help reveal a) the tone of the work, b) connotations of meaning, and/or c) his style of writing.

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Word Choice

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This is a list with author, title and publication details of the works (the books, articles, etc.) a researcher used to write a paper. This is an informational list at the end of a research paper to credit sources.

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Works Cited

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contradiction; a statement or proposition that, despite sound or reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless "crazy".

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Paradox

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writing that is meant to fulfill real life purposes, such as, making a request or giving advice: "How to make toast"

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Functional Writing

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