INFO AND MEDIA LITERACY (1)

6th grade rea ding voc

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Cards In This Set

Front Back
This is a persuasive technique in which a word, phrase, or entire sentence is repeated to reinforce the speaker's message
Repetition
This is the reason for creating written work.
Author's purpose
This is writing that tells about imaginary characters and events
Fiction
A writing skill which assures that sutdents write sentences that differ in structure and length. it can be a persuasive technique
Sentence variety
This is the statement which brings a paragraph to a close by restating the main idea
Concluding sentence
This is the theme of a story, novel, poem, or drama that readers can apply to life
Central message
This is an alphabetical list of items contained in a
printed work. It is located in the back of the printed work
and gives page numbers where items may be found in
the work.
Index
These are the facts or details that back up a main idea,
theme, or thesis.
Supporting evidence
This is a one-sentence summary of a paragraph's main
point.
Topic sentence
This is the main body of a piece of writing or any of the
various forms in which writing exists, such as a book, a
poem, an article, or a short story.
Text
This attempts to convince a reader to adopt a particular
opinion or course of action.
Persuasive text
This is used when details are organized from one
location to another.
Spatial order
This is the chronological, or time, order of events in a
reading passage.
Sequential order
This is the central and most important idea of a
reading passage.
Main idea
This is prose written with the primary purpose of
explaining, arguing, or describing in an objective,
straightforward manner. It includes such genres as
'biography' and 'autobiography'.
Nonfiction