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Academic Vocabulary First Semester

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logoa graphic mark to aid and promote instant public recognition
mass mediaa section of the media specifically designed to reach a large audience.
objective viewpoint of views are based on fact and proof
subjective viewpoint of views are opinionated or based on rumours
parallel structureSentence elements that are alike in function should also be alike in construction
propagandatechinque used to persuade using bending, distorting, or hiding of the truth
protagonistThe main character in a drama or other literary work.
publication datemonth date or year that a work is published
reference sourcevarious sources of information to support research or information on a subject
relevant detailsdetails that help readers focus on the main idea
research papera type of academic writing that requires a methodical level of questioning
semicolonconnects sentences that contain closely related ideas
statisticsa fact in number form
stereotypebeliefs about all members of a particular group
syntaxstudy of the patterns of formations of sentences and phrases
periodicalpublications published at regular intervals such as journals, magazines, and newspapers
interviewa conversation between at least two people in order to gain information
allusionreference to a statement about different topics including current events and literature
anecdotea "story" that is added to a written work to make it relevant to the reader
antagonista character in a story or written work that is opposing the protagonist
antecedenta noun that can take the place of a pronoun in a sentence
colonpuncutation used to list details
copyright lawvery strict rule that protects writer's works from being copied by another
credibilityconfidence in a person's character
documenta written evidence of events
ellipsispunctuation used within a sentence or at the end in order to omit words
etymologystudy of words and their origin and meanings
formal languagea type of speaking that is required for professionals
informal languageconversational speaking
generalizationdrawing upon your prior knowledge can lead you to this


Elementary Teacher
Daspit Elementary
New Iberia, LA

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