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18 Cards in this Set
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clearly and directly stated
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explicitly stated
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hinted at rather than clearly stated
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implicitly stated
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the act or process of deriving logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true
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infer
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the author's point or purpose, usually stated in a single sentence
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main idea
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ordinary spoken and written language; not poetry
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prose
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other sentences in the paragraph which support, explain, or prove the main idea
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supporting details
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main idea of a paragraph is usually stated in the ______ sentence
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topic
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a literary composition that makes a claim and backs up that claim with supporting evidence
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essay
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a sentence in an essay or report that presents the writer's claim and tells the reader what his main points will be
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thesis statement
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the first paragraph of an essay that introduces the topic
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introductory paragraph
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the paragraphs between the introduction and the conclusion that present evidence that supports the thesis statement
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body paragraph
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the final paragraph of an essay that brings the topic to a close
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concluding paragraph
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essay written for explanation
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expository essay
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essay written to tell a story
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narrative
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essay written to convince
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persuasive
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essay written to describe
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descriptive essay
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essay written to explore a literary work
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critical essay
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written for the primary purpose of pointing out the similarities and differences between two subjects
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comparison and contrast essay
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