EOC ENGLISH I INFORMATIONAL TEXT – Flashcards

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Afterword
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This is a short conclusion to a book usually written by someone other than the author.
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Argument
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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 logical conclusion.
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Argument
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The logical, systematic presentation of reasoning and supporting evidence that proves the validity of a statement or position.
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Author's Purpose
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This is the reason for creating written work.
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Bibliography
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This is a list of written works or other sources on a particular subject.
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Bold Print
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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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Caption
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This is the explanation that goes with a picture or illustration.
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Cause And Effect
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This is the relationship between two or more events in which one event brings about another.
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Central Argument
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This is the dominant and controlling argument.
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Central Idea
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The key point made in a written passage; the chief topic.
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Central Message
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This is the theme of a story, novel, poem, or drama that readers can apply to life.
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Chart
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A type of diagram that represents large amounts of information graphically to make it more understandable.
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Chronological Order
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This is the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur.
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Climax
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This is the part of the plot where the conflict and tension reach a peak.
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Compare And Contrast
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This is a method of relating two or more objects in a piece of work.
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Constructed Response
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This is a type of writing assignment given on the HSAP test that requires students to "build" or respond to a reading passage. The response must give specific and relevant examples from the passage. This type of writing uses a 3-point scoring rubric.
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Content
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the subject matter or material pertaining to a particular area of study or the essential components of a work
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Controlling Idea
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the author's opinion or the perspective he/she wants to convey expressed through the thesis statement for an essay, or through a topic sentence within an individual paragraph
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Denouement
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This is part of the plot and is made up of any events that occur after the resolution in a literary work.
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Detail
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This is a piece of information that is used to support a main idea.
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Diagram
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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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Directions
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These are the instructions that tell how to do something.
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Evaluate
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This is placing a value or rank on a piece of writing or speaking.
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Exposition
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This is the part of the plot that introduces the characters, the setting, and the basic situation.
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Expository Text
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This presents information, explains, or informs.
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Expository Text
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This is a mode of writing whose purpose is to convey information or to explain and establish the validity of an idea in a logical, clear, and concrete manner.
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First-person Point Of View
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This is a point of view in which the story is told by one of the characters.
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Footnote
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This is a reference, explanation, or comment placed below the text on a printed page.
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Foreword
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This is a short introduction to a book, usually written by someone other than the author.
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Foreword
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This is a short, separated introduction to a book, usually written by the author.
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Glossary
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This is a list found in the back of a book that gives definitions of unusual or hard words found in the text.
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Graphic Adj.
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-Depicted or represented with pictures or images. Noun- A picture, image or visual representation of information or an idea.
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Graphic Organizer
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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 Source
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This is a visual piece of information.
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Heading
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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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Illustration
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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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Implicit Directions
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Directions that are clearly stated step-by-step within a passage.
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Implied Meaning
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This is a suggested, but not stated, definition.
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Index
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This is an alphabetical list of items contained in a printed work. It is located in the back of the printed work and gives page numbers where items may be found in the work.
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Index
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This is an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with the page numbers where the topics or names are discussed.
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Infer
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This is to get a conclusion from the facts or context; to figure out what is being implied by reading between the lines.
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Inference
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This is reading between the lines. It is taking something that you read and putting it together with something that you already know to make sense of what you read.
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Informational Text
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This is a type of real-world writing that presents information that is necessary or valuable to the reader.
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Introduction
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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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Limited View
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This is a point of view, in which the narrator is outside the story, reveals the thoughts of only one character, and yet refers to that characters as 'he' or 'she'.
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Logic
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This is the reasoning used to reach a conclusion based on a set of assumptions, or it may be defined as the science of reasoning, proof, thinking, or inference.
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Main Idea
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This is the central and most important idea of a reading passage.
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Map
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This is a drawing or picture that shows features of an area or particular part of the earth's surface.
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Narrative Text
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This tells the events and actions of a story.
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Omniscient
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"Third Person __________" is a point of view in which the narrator is outside the story and knows everything about the characters and events.
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Order Of Importance
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This is used when details are organized by degree of impact.
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Organization
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In writing, this is the trait of order, structure and presentation of information; It is the writing trait which measures logical sequencing of ideas, details, or events.
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Paraphrase
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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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Perspective
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This is a writer's point of view about a particular subject, and is often influenced by their beliefs or by events in their lives.
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Plot
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This is the series of events that happen in a literary work.
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Point Of View
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This is the perspective from which a story is told.
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Preface
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This is a short introduction to a novel, play, or long poem usually written by the author. It states the subject and/or purpose of the selection and gives background details.
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Presentation
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This is a prepared performance, report, or demonstration for an audience.
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Prewriting
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This the first stage in the writing process, used to focus ideas and find good topics.
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Problem-Solution
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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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Purpose
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This is an author's intention, reason, or drive for writing the piece.
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Reflective Writing
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This type of writing style is characterized by deep, thoughtful insights.
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Relevant
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This is an adjective that implies a thing closely relates to or is on the same subject matter; appropriate to the situation.
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Resolution
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This is the part of the plot where the conflict is ended.
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Rising Action
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This is the part of the plot where the conflict and suspense build.
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Schematic Diagram
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This is a drawing, sketch, plan, or chart that makes something easier to understand through visual representation.
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Sequence
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This is the order in which things happen.
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Sequential Order
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This is the chronological, or time, order of events in a reading passage.
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Sidebar
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This is a short piece of informative or descriptive material found next to a larger piece of writing, usually it is found in a box next to the main article.
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Spatial Order
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This is used when details are organized from one location to another.
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Subheading
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This is a short title within an article that identifies the beginning of each new topic.
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Subject
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This is always a person, place, thing, or idea, that the sentence is about.
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Summarize
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This is to state briefly.
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Support
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to strengthen or substantiate an argument or idea by providing facts, details, examples and other information
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Supporting Evidence
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These are the facts or details that back up a main idea, theme, or thesis.
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Supporting Sentence
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This in a paragraph helps to clarify, describe, explain, or enhance the main idea of a paragraph.
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Synthesize
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This is to collect information on a topic and summarize, analyze or interpret it.
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Table
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A diagram made to visually organize data in rows and columns.
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Table Of Contents
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This is a section found at the beginning of a text that lists the topics and page numbers in the order in which they occur in the text.
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Technical Writing
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This is writing that communicates specific information about a particular subject, craft, or occupation.
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Text
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This is the main body of a piece of writing or any of the various forms in which writing exists, such as a book, a poem, an article, or a short story.
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Text Features
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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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Theme
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This is the message, usually about life or society, that an author wishes to convey through a literary work.
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Thesis
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In expository writing, this is the main point or central idea that a writer states and then endeavors to prove valid by means of a systematic argument.
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Third Person Limited Point Of View
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This is a point of view in which the narrator is outside the story and reveals the thoughts of only one character, who is referred to as "he" or "she."
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Timeline
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This is a representation of a sequence of events.
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Title
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This is a group of words which give the reader's first impression and set the tone for the writing.
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Tone
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This is the attitude that an author takes toward the audience, the subject, or a character.
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Topic
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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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Transitional Device
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These are connecting words used to link your sentences and paragraphs together smoothly.
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Universal Theme
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This is the central message of a story, poem, novel, or play that many readers can apply to their own experiences, or to those of all people.
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Viewpoint
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This is an expression of an opinion or standpoint.
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