Define Words

1. Main Idea: of a paragraph is what all the sentences are about.

2. Supporting Details: Locating the topic, main idea, and supporting details helps you understand the point(s) the writer is attempting to express.

3. Context Clues: are hints that the author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.

4. Authors Purpose: the author's purpose could be to persuade the reader, entertain the reader, or to inform the reader.

5. Organizational Pattern: can be used to organize notes, interpret graphs, and other packs.

6. Fact and Opinion: fact is actual happening and opinion is what you think is true.

7. Basis: is an oblique or diagonal line of direction.

8. Tone: is any sound considered with reference to its source, pitch, strength,and quality.

9. Relationship Within Sentences: is to explore, describe, and chart the spectrum of inter-clause relationships within a sentence as defined.

10. Relationships between Sentences: Signal words or transitions help you determine the type of relationship between sentences.

11. Valid Arguments: A deductive argument is said to be valid when the inference from premises to conclusion is perfect.

12. Inference and Conclusions: Explanation of Inference and Conclusion: Writers make direct statements, but adult readers "read between the lines".