2022-2023 Focus Skills

stated directly

the qualities that define certain types of writing

implied but not stated directly

visual elements in a text such as photographs, drawings, maps, charts, graphs, and diagrams

an idea formed by combining text evidence, reasoning and prior knowlwdge

when an animal, object, or idea is given human qualities

the parts of a text that are not the main body of the text

compares two seemingly unlike things through a paragraph, a stanza, or an entire literary work

instructions that describe what happens on stage

use the words like or as to comprae two seemingly unlike things

the process of merging new information with previously learned information in order to gain new understanding

details that further explain the controlling idea

the conversation between characters

a major unit of a drama or play

the name of the text

text elements such as titles, headings, and boldface terms

implies a comparison between seemingle unlike things

the process of joining two or more things or ideas together

a logical guess about what might happen in a text

when you clearly understand a passage of text

specific efforts to be done in order to reach a goal

the title given to a particular section of text

a story written to be performed by actors before an audience

is used for descriptive effect, often to illustrate or imply ideas indirectly

the most important idea expressed in an informational text

hints in a text at the meaning of an unfamiliar word

step-by-step directions for how to do something

happening continuously

words that appear in darker and thicker type

determining and explaining the meaning of a text

a question or comment that captures your reaction to what you are reading

the order or pattern a writer uses to organize ideas or events

when you clearly understand a passage of text