Vocabulary and Text Structure Terms

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-ive

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Tending to

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-ist

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One who works with or uses

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-ism

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A state of being, act, state, or condition

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Main idea

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The most important point of the text, what the text is mostly about

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Key details

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Specific facts, examples, or descriptions within a text that support, prove, or explain the main idea

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Text structure

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The way a writer organizes the text for a specific purpose

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Recount

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Accurately explaining the central message or theme using key details in a clear and complete manner

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Explain

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The act or process of making something clear and understandable by providing details or reasons

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Summarize

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A shortened version of the text using the key details that support the main idea

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Support

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Facts, examples, details, or reasons the writer uses to back up the main point or idea in a text