Analyze - To break material down into segments and determine how the parts relate to one another and to the overall structure or purpose the text(s). , Compare - Indicates similarities between two or more ideas, objects, concepts, and other elements from a text. , Contrast - Indicates differences between two or more ideas, objects, concepts, and other elements from a text., demonstrate  - To make evident or prove., describe - adding details about appearance, nature, and/or attributes of elements or ideas in literary or informational text using vivid language and textual evidence., explain - to make clear by describing in more detail or giving relevant facts or ideas. , inference - a conclusion logically drawn from presented informational and context clues., interpret - understand and explain the meaning of a topic. , persuade - a type of speech or written communication that develops or debates a topic in a logical, persuasive, or argumentative way., summarize  - shorten a text to its general theme(s)., text features  - nonfiction features, as well as graphic, informational, and organizational aids (ie: bold prints, italics, maps, charts, labels, headings)., tone  - the author’s attitude reflected in the style of the written word., author purpose - the motive or reason for which an author writes, as to entertain, inform, or persuade., central idea -  The main idea., characters - individuals represented in a drama or story; can be human, animal, or humanized objects., clarify - to make the meaning more transparent and easy to understand., context - the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follows specific word or passage, usually influencing the meaning or effect. , evaluate - to make judgments about the value of ideas, purposes, or claims of a text or story., plot - the events and actions of a story: Exposition, Rising Action, climax, falling action, resolution. , setting - the general place, historical time, and social circumstances in which action occurs in a story or play.,

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