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vocabulary
mid term vocabulary
31
Writing
Undergraduate 1
10/19/2009

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Reading Flexibility
Definition
the adjustment of one’s reading, purpose, or strategies to the prevailing contextual conditions
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Reading Rate Flexibility
Definition
shift accordingly the purpose at the moment, to the difficulty of the material, and their familiarity with the subject.
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Writing Styles
Definition
Persuasive, Expository, and Narrative.
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Monitoring your comprehension
Definition
Evaluating your understanding as you read and correct the problem whenever you realize that you are not “comprehending”.
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Activating Prior Knowledge
Definition
Activation of prior knowledge can develop pupils’ understanding by helping them to see links between what they already know and knew
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Predicting
Definition
to state, or make something known in advance, especially using inference or special knowledge; to foretell or prophesy
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Determining Your Purpose
Definition
to lead or bring (a person) to a decision; to settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc) by an authoritative or conclusive decision.
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Become Involved
Definition
to engage or employ.
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Be Alert, attentive and interested
Definition
Basically be alert and aware of your surroundings, pay attention, and some how keep interest in what you’re learning.
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Discover New Ideas
Definition
Look up or make a theory of something new, look into something you haven’t learned about, etc
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Connect new knowledge to prev. Knowledge
Definition
Basically join all knowledge together, bring the recent and old together, and see what you get.
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Select facts/concepts you need to know
Definition
Select things that you’re already aware of and that you’ve previously learned, and be intoned to them.
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Use the material you have selected
Definition
Simply use what is before you whether it be textbooks, magazines, novels, binders, or dictionaries
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Recite info. Self-test
Definition
Re-read, and dictate to yourself so you can memorize better
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Examine yourself by reviewing
Definition
Review and study.
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Contextual Analysis
Definition
A process for determining how to handle text on surrounding characters.
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Context Clues
Definition
Information from text that helps identify a word or word group. Hints or suggestions that may surround unfamiliar words or phrases and clarify their meaning
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Structural Analysis
Definition
process of using knowledge of root words, endings, and affixes to decode words.
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Prefix
Definition
An affix placed before a base or another prefix, as un- in unkind, un- and re- in rewarding. Or it is to fix or put before or in front, of one’s name.
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Root
Definition
a morpheme that underlies an inflectional or derivational paradigm, as dance, the root in danced, dancer, or ten-, and the root of Latin tendered “to stretch
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Suffix
Definition
An affix that follow the element to which it is added, as –ly in kindly.
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PRO
Definition
(P)= Prepare to read=preview.
(R)= Read actively, high lighting, marginal notes.
(R)= Reflect=think back, post it notes.
(O)= Organize.
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Topic
Definition
A subject of conversation or discussion, to provide a topic for discussion
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Stated Main Idea
Definition
Important information that tells more about the overall idea of a paragraph or section of a text
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Unstated (Implied) Main Idea
Definition
Not stated in the paragraph or passage. It is inferred by the various details therein. Implied main idea signals include title, topic, subtopics, and details.
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Topic Sentence
Definition
A sentence that expresses the essential idea of a paragraph or larger section, usually appearing at the beginning
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Thesis Statement
Definition
An explanation of the topic or purpose of a research paper
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Thesis
Definition
A proposition stated or put forward for consideration, esp. one to be discussed and prove or to be maintained against objection: He vigorously defended his thesis on the causes of war
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Minor Supporting Details vs. Major Supporting Details
Definition
One provides more information than the other.
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Highlighting Strategies (15% of the page)
Definition
– Highlight anything that repeats, themes, thesis statements, or over topic of the paper or article
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Annotation
Definition
A critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text.
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