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English
9th Grade
02/07/2013

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objective fact
Definition
the complete truth. no opinion
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anecdote
Definition
a short sometimes amising story to something that happened.
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subjective opinion
Definition
based on feelings or emotions.... not fact
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analogy
Definition
comparing the similarities of two different things
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tone
Definition
the author's attitude toward the audince and story
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context clues
Definition
figuring out an unknown word from other words in a sentence.
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pimary source
Definition
something from the time period like a letter or newspaper
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secondary source
Definition
research about a time period
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infer
Definition
figure something out from evidence or reason
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perpective
Definition
different ways of seeing things
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4 types of perspective
Definition
1st: person- I, me, mine
2nd: person- you and yours
3rd: limited- outsider looking in
3rd: Omniscent- everything
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literal meaning
Definition
the exact meaning
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figurative meaning
Definition
exaggerated or altered meaning
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theme
Definition
what is the message of the story
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