Midterm Flashcards

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A summary not influenced by personal feelings or opinions

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Objective Summary

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Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

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Tone

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A universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature

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Theme

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How the information within a written text is organized

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Text Structure

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The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

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Characterization

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Quotations or paraphrases from text passages to support a position

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Textual Evidence

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The most important idea or claim the author communicates in a text

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Central Idea

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The author’s reason or purpose for writing. (inform, persuade, express, & entertain)

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Author’s Purpose

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To find out by reasoning; to hint or suggest

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Infer

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The end or finish of an event or process.

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Conclusion