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Term
Definition
Topic
the general subject of the the text
Main idea
the key message or thesis of the text
Key points
key points and their supporting details develop the main idea
Summary
a brief restatement of the main idea and the most important key points and details
Inference
a conclusion reached by critical thinking, reading between the lines, applying logic to facts and evidence while recognizing context clues
Inference (explicit)
clearly stated
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Topic | the general subject of the the text |
Main idea | the key message or thesis of the text |
Key points | key points and their supporting details develop the main idea |
Summary | a brief restatement of the main idea and the most important key points and details |
Inference | a conclusion reached by critical thinking, reading between the lines, applying logic to facts and evidence while recognizing context clues |
Inference (explicit) | clearly stated |
Inference (implied) | implied; not directly stated |
Conclusion | a deduction made about an unstated outcome based on prediction, details, evidence, and results |
Descriptive | includes sensory details to create a clear mental picture for the reader |
Expository | informs, explains, or tells how to do something; uses only facts and examples |
Narrative | tells a story to entertain, inform, or challenge |
Persuasive | includes facts and strong opinions to make the reader feel, think, or behave a certain way |
Bias | tendency toward a preconceived idea |
Connotative meaning | the implied meaning of a word, with assumptions or an emotional charge attached to it |
Denotative meaning | the standard dictionary definition of a word |
Rhetorical device | stylistic language used to have an emotional or persuasive effect on the reader |
Tone | the writer's attitude or emotions concerning the topic |
Argument | a point the author believes |
Compare and Contrast | to compare means to look for similarities; to contrast means to look for differences |
Prediction | a reader's guess of what could happen, based on details found in the text |
Primary source | a firsthand, unaltered document by the original author or creator; includes novels, letters, original research papers, datasets, paintings photographs |
Secondary source | a document that analyzes, discusses, or reproduces a primary source; includes textbooks and many other nonfiction books, review articles, biographies |
Tertiary source | a reference work that consolidates information from primary and secondary sources; includes encyclopedias, handbooks, study guides |
PEMDAS | parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction |
Least common denominator | the smallest number into which two or more denominators will divide evenly |
Decimals | represent parts of a whole |
Ratio | a comparison between the quantity of one item and the quantity of another item |
Mean | the average of a set of numbers |
Median | the middle number |
Mode | the number that appears most often in a set of numbers |
Range | measures the spread of a given set of numbers |
Area | the amount of space within the boundary of the shape |
Perimeter | the distance around the shape |
Volume | the amount of space the object occupies or can hold, as measured in cubic units |
Pythagorean theorem | applies to right triangles; a^2 + b^2 = c^2 |
Acute angles | angles <90 degrees |
Hypotenuse | the side opposite the right angle |
Straight angle | 180 degree angle |
Celsius to Fahrenheit | (C x 1.8) + 32 |
Fahrenheit to Celsius | (F - 32) / 1.8 |