Duplicate of SpringBoard Unit 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

Written or spoken word.

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Verbal Communication

Question 2

When you think about or consider something.

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Reflect

Question 3

Descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures.

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Imagery

Question 4

A type of literary genre that tells a fictional story.

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Novel

Question 5

A group of lines, usually similar in length and pattern that form a unit in a poem.

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Stanza

Question 6

Writing that is based on facts and actual events.

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Nonfiction

Question 7

To form by combining parts or elements into a single, unified piece.

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Synthesize

Question 8

To indentify similarities and differences.

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Compare and Contrast

Question 9

Quotations, summaries or paraphrases from text passages used to support a position.

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Textual Evidence

Question 10

The _____ in the introduction is an idea or statement designed to get the reader's attention.

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Hook

Question 11

One or more paragraphs that bring the essay to a close and leave an impression on the reader.

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Conclusion

Question 12

The writer's statements about the meaning and importance of details and examples.

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Commentary

Question 13

The study of a work of literature to evaluate and interpret elements that affect understanding.

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Literary Analysis

Question 14

A sentence in the introduction that states the writer's opinion on the topic of the essay.

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Thesis Statement

Question 15

Where and when the action takes place.

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Setting

Question 16

The opening part of an essay, which should get the reader's attention and indicate the topic.

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Introduction

Question 17

Making a logical guess or conclusion based on textual evidence.

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Inference

Question 18

Writing that consists of imagined events.

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Fiction

Question 19

_______________ include evidence that support the topic sentence.

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Supporting Details

Question 20

States the main ideas of a paragraph.

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Topic Sentence

Question 21

Movement, gestures or facial expressions.

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Nonverbal Communication

Question 22

A type of writing that explains, defines, clarifies or gives information about a topic.

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Expository

Question 23

A logical guess or assumption about something that hasn't happened.

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Prediction

Duplicate of SpringBoard Unit 2 Vocabulary

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Duplicate of SpringBoard Unit 2 Vocabulary

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