Vocab skills review

a reader’s question or comment about a text written directly on the text

• evaluation

• inference

• annotation

• track

to ask about a confusing passage or unfamiliar word

• track

• question

• inference

• annotation

to trace the development of events or ideas within a text

• track

• respond

• question

• inference

to connect a text to one’s own personal experiences, idea, or prior knowledge

• annotation

• question

• evaluation

• respond

an idea formed by combining textual evidence and one’s own reasoning and background knowledge

• annotation

• inference

• track

• evaluation

a judgment or decision

• inference

• annotation

• evaluation

• respond

to examine the parts of something in detail

• explicit

• interpret

• analyze

• cite

to quote as evidence to support a response

• make inferences

• explicit

• analyze

• cite

precisely and clearly expressed, leaving no room for doubt

• textual evidence

• explicit

• interpret

• implicit

implied but not stated directly

• implicit

• make inferences

• analyze

• explicit