AIR ELA Prep

4. to quote specifically, find and express what an author or piece of text has written
8. to serve as an example of, take place of
9. to show or make clear by using pictures or precise and specific words
12. to decide, conclude, or figure out through reasoning, evaluate for the best choice
14. to give details or state the components or characteristics of something
16. to hold the attention of a reader through enjoyment
17. to recognize a problem or tact and show that it exists
18. what the text is mainly about. (main idea)

1. text pieces that we use to prove ideas opinions, and arguments
2. to give information that proves your answer
3. to teach or give information to the reader
5. using the text and your own knowledge or experience to make a judgement or guess
6. convince, or influence
7. the order of things that are connected
10. to retell something using just the main points, shrinking a story to a shorter version without all of the details
11. to examine carefully to identify causes and possible results
13. what the author wants you to learn or the message the author wants you to infer
15. to make sense of, or to explain the meaning