Third 9 weeks Exam Study Guide
THIRD 9 WEEKS STUDY GUIDE
1. ORGANIZATION – types
2. Inference--a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
synonyms: deduction, conclusion, reasoning, conjecture, speculation, guess, presumption, assumption, supposition, reckoning,

3. Authors purpose- The author’s purpose (a.k.a., author’s intent) is his reason for writing. What is the author attempting to achieve by writing? Some write to preserve history, to entertain, to educate, or to persuade. Some write not for their audience but for themselves. The author’s purpose may be a combination of motives.
4. Catechism (meaning)- a set of formal questions put as a test; oral instruction, a collection of questions and answers that are used to teach people about the Christian religion
5. Tone- attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
6. Theme- main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work which may be stated directly or indirectly.
7. Figurative language-Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language.
8. Main idea- A main idea is important information that tells more about the overall idea of a paragraph or section of a text.
9. Roots (meter- measure; crit- separate, choose; cen-center)
10. Elaboration-- To express at greater length or in greater detail
11. Transition--words and phrases which provide a connection between ideas, sentences and paragraphs
12. Clarity--clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
13. Sentence structure
14. Active voice/passive voice

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