Academic Language

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Analyze

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Focus on how plot/structure, character, setting, and many other techniques are used by the author to create meaning. Using those CLOSE reading skills.

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Inference

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Used commonly in literature and in daily life where logical deductions are made based on situations assumed to be true. Reading between the lines.

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Cite

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To quote a passage, book, author, etc.

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Connotation

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The emotional or cultural association with a word, often described as its 'tone' or +/- feel.

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Denotation

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The literal dictionary definition of a word.

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Theme

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The central idea or message in a literary work.

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Characterization

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The process by which the author reveals the personality of a character.

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Plot

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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Setting

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The time and place in which a story occurs.

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Conflict

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A struggle between opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist.