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| acknowledge | to disclose agreement with; to recognize as valie |
| adage | a saying that sets forth a general truth that has gained credibility through long use over time ( for example, "No pain, no gain.") |
| adjective | a word or phase that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun |
| adverb | a word that modifies or describes a verb, adverb, or adjective |
| affix | One or more letters attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word. |
| alliteration | the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words |
| allusion | an implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event |
| analogy | an extended comparison showing the similarities between two things |
| analysis | 1. The process or result of identifying the parts of a whole and their relationships to one another. 2. Using a close reading of text(s) to examine the relationships/connections among idea, details, and/or examples referenced therein, as directed by a task. |
| anecdote | a short account of a particular incident or event |
| antecedent | the noun to which a pronoun refers |
| antonym | a word that is the opposite in meaning to another word |
| argument | the position or claim the writer establishes. Arguments should be supported with valid evidence, and reasoning may be balanced by the inclusion of counterarguments to illustrate opposing viewpoints |
| argumentative writing | writing that supports a position on or a claim about a particular topic through the use of logic, reasons, and evidence, often acknowledging and/or developing a counterclaim. It may have many purposes; to change the reader's point of view, to establish a call to action, or to get the reader to accept the writer's position or claim. It is a reasoned, logical way of showing that the writer's position is valid |
| audience (reading) | a group of listeners or viewers at a public event; the people reached by a literary or informational text |
| audience (writing) | the intended readers of a piece of writing |
| author's purpose/point of view | the author's opinion or feelings as evident or detailed in a text about a topic. The author's reason or intention for writing a text. Not to be confused with first-person, second-person, etc. narrative point of view. |
| bias | the subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic |
| biography | a written account of another person's life |
| cause/effect (reading) | noting a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others |
| cause/effect (writing) | an organizational structure in which the writer analyzes both the reasons and the results of an action, event, or trend |
| central idea | The unifying element of a piece of a text |
| central message | the author's statement of his/her beliefs |
| chronology | the sequential order in which events occur; the arrangement of events, dates, etc., in order of occurrence |
| claim | the thesis statement or main point that forms the basis for an argument within a text |
