Craft and Structure Vocab

Front

Author's purpose

Back

the reason for creating written work

Front

Central Idea

Back

The key point made in a passage

Front

Central Argument

Back

This is the dominant and controlling argument

Front

Claim

Back

statement that may or may not be true

Front

Connotation

Back

Feelings and associations that go with a word.

Front

Context Clue

Back

The text surrounding a word, give hints for the meaning.

Front

Cultural elements

Back

Includes language, ideologies, beliefs, values, and norms.

Front

Denotation

Back

The literal definition of a word

Front

Etymology

Back

A word's origins

Front

Figurative Language

Back

Language that goes beyond literal meanings.