Glossary
A
To break material down into its constituent
parts and determine how the parts relate to one
of the text(s)
ANTONYM
word (e.g., cool : warm).
ARGUMENT A type of oral or written communication that
ASSESS
quality of
AUDIENCE The intended target group of a message, such as
adolescents for young adult literature
as to entertain, inform, or persuade
C
CENTRAL IDEA See main idea
CHARACTER
work
CLAIM An arguable statement
CLARIFY To make the meaning more transparent and easy
to understand
COMPARE To detect similarities or correspondences
between two or more ideas, objects, concepts,
and other elements from a text
COMPOSE Arranging ideas and details in a clear and
CONTRAST
D
DESCRIBE
attributes of elements or ideas in literary or
DIALOGUE
Glossary
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