| acronyms
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abbreviations in which the first letter of each word is used to make another word
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| adjectives
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words used to modify or describe a noun
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| antonyms
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words that mean the opposite
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| audience
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the person or people for whom an author writes
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| chronological order
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putting events in time sequence from beginning to end
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| dictionary
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a separate reference book that contains an alphabetical list of terms, pronunciations, parts of speech, and definitions
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| emotion
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the way you feel about a topic
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| fiction
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literature used to tell imaginary stories
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| glossary
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an alphabetical list of terms and definitions that is found at the back of a book; all of the terms are found within the text of the book
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| jargon
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special words used by a particular profession or group
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| logic
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reasoning governed by a set of principles
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| media
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a means of communication
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| morals or beliefs
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things we believe to be "right" or "true"
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| narrative
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a story, either fiction or nonfiction
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| nonfiction
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writing based on fact
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| P.I.E
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Persuade, inform, entertain
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| purpose
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the reason for communicating
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| sequence
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the way things are ordered
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| slang
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informal words or phrases recognized by a particular group of people such as teenagers
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| Somebody Wanted But So Then
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summary technique – Who is the main character? What did the character want? What was the problem? How did the character attempt to solve the problem? How did the story end?
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| summarize
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to condense the main ideas of a selection and restate them in your own words
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| synonyms
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words that mean the same
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| target audience
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the audience that an author intended to reach
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| thesaurus
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a separate reference book that contains an alphabetical list of terms and synonyms; it often contains antonyms as well
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| tone
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the author's' attitude toward a subject
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| transitions
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words or phrases that connect one idea, sentence or paragraph to another
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| word parts
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root words, prefixes, and suffixes
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