Analyze (verb) - To examine something in detail in order to understand it. To break something down into its parts., Explain (verb) - To make something clear by using description, relevant facts, or ideas., Illustrate (verb) - To make something more clear or visible. , Compare/Contrast - Compare means to note the similarities and dissimilarities between things. Contrast means to only note the dissimilarities between things. , Interpret (verb) - To explain the meaning of something; to present something in understandable terms. , Summarize (verb) - To briefly share the main points of something. , Demonstrate (verb) - To show; to explain something in clear terms. , Infer (verb) - To figure something out by using evidence and reasoning; "reading between the lines"., Describe (verb) - To note details about something., Support (verb) - To defend; to back up with reasoning and/or evidence., Define (verb) - To give the meaning (definition) of something. , Text - The main body of the reading (the story), Identify (verb) - To note the features or characteristics of something. To point out. , Context - Parts of writing that follow a specific word or passage. Provides background information., Details - Smaller pieces/parts., Develop (verb) - To expand an idea by adding details. , Central/Main Idea - The Author's most important idea/reason for writing., Structure - How a story is organized (beginning, middle, end), Claim (verb) - To make a statement about something. , Theme - The message of the story., Narrative - Sequence of events or experiences. Can be real or made up., Cite (verb) - To quote specifically, recall specific points from the text., Evaluate (verb) - To make a judgment, to figure out/decide., Purpose - The specific reason that a person has for writing something., Figurative Language - Not literal (real), based on figures of speech; helps to expand meaning, Evidence - something that proves or disproves; facts or proof., Determine (verb) - To decide on something based on reasoning., Predict (verb) - To say that something will happen/what might happen next?, Prove (verb) - To show the truth by using evidence., Sequence - The order of events., State (verb) - To express something clearly., Justify (verb) - To show or prove that something is true., Reflect (verb) - To think about what's been read in order to state your opinion., Assess (verb) - To determine the amount of, to make a judgment, Tone - The writer's attitude towards something., Transition - A word or phrase that connects two ideas together., Revise (verb) - To make changes, to fix., Issue - A topic that people have different opinions about., Trace (verb) - To discover by going over the evidence step by step., Argue (verb) - To give reasons or cite evidence to support of or against something., Conclude (verb) - To bring to an end. To arrive at a judgment, Trace (verb) - TO discover by going over the evidence step-by-step, Point of View - The position or angle from which a story is told. Who is telling the story?, Clarify (verb) - To make clear; to make more understandable.,

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