ELA Vocabulary Review

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What is a claim?

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When the author states their main point.

This is a statement the author believes to be true.

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What is an argument?

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When the author express a point of view (POV) and supports that view with evidence

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What is a counterclaim?

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It is the just an OPPOSITE viewpoint of the author's claim

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Theme

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The message, lesson, or moral the author wants you to learn

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central idea

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what the text is mostly about

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sidebar

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a smaller section of text or content (like an image, chart, or list) that is set apart from the main body of the article or chapter

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caption

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a brief descriptive or explanatory text that about an image, illustration, or table

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compare

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to tell how something is alike or similar

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contrast

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to tell how something is unlike or dissimilar

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Point of View

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Refers to the way the story is told