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1. to inform
2. to entertain
3. to persuade
4. to teach a lesson
or PITE |
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Four reasons for reading:
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1. for understanding
2. for information
3. for entertainment
4. for spiritual growth
or IEUS |
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Listening Strategy
Evidence - what you already know
Ask - what you hope to learn
Reach - toward the source. Listen carefully to what is being said.
Sum Up - the important things you learned |
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1. bandwagon
2. Name calling
3. testimonial
4. glittering generalities |
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| uses the idea that everyone else has something or does something, so you should too. |
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| uses negative words to create an unfavorable opinion in the reader's or viewer's mind |
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| uses personal testimony to win confidence in a person, product or cause |
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| associates a person, practice, belief, custom or cause with "virtue words" to make it sound good or noble. |
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| In a paragraph, it tells the reader what the paragraph is about |
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| an element of humor that makes something seem greater than it actually is i.e. There was like 2,000 ant bites on my legs. |
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| a syllable placed in front of a base word, or root, which changes the meaning or use of the word |
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| the way of speaking, used to give personality to the characters |
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| putting the author's words into your own words but keeping the same meaning |
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| vivid descriptions that give the reader a clear mental picture of what is happening...a picture of what is happening |
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| what a person thinks about something |
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| a comparison that shows the relationship between words |
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| reading quickly to get the general idea of a selection |
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| searching quickly for a specific detail |
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| compares two unlike things using the words like or as |
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| a story that is told by one of the characters and uses the word I |
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| using words in a mocking way so they suggest a meaning that is the opposite of their usual meaning i.e. sarcasm |
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| provides the reader with additional information about past events and characters in the story |
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| figurative language that gives human actions or characteristics to something not human |
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| a simile that is used too often |
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| an event that results in another event |
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| an event or circumstance caused by another event |
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| repeating words or phrases in poetry to create a rhythm or set a mood |
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| a character about whom the author does not give many details and shows only one aspect |
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| a well-developed character about whom the author gives many details |
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