interviewDefinition – a series of questions

and answers between two or more people, an exchange of information about a given topic

Synonyms – inquiry, planned conversation

Antonyms – essay, letter

contrastingDefinition – the differences

between two things

Synonyms – unalike, varyAntonyms –

similaragree

comparingDefinition – the similarities between two things

Synonyms – analyze, examine

Antonyms – ignore,disregard

thesis statementDefinition – the main idea in a

piece of writing, the most important point

Synonyms – big idea, central idea

Antonyms – subject,

topic

essayDefinition – a short work of

nonfiction that deals with a single subject.

Synonyms – short compositionAntonyms – novel,

poem

outliningDefinition – a strategy to help

identify the 3 main parts of an essay: introduction,

body, and conclusionSynonyms –

summary I. IntroductionAntonyms – II. Body skimming III. Conclusion

nonfictionDefinition – literature that is not fictional or imaginary. It is real.

Synonyms – news, factsAntonyms – fairy tale

drawing conclusionsDefinition – taking bits of information and coming up

with something elseSynonyms – figure out, reason

Antonyms – guess

problem and solutionDefinition – author describes a problem and then offers one or more possible solutions

Synonyms – dilemma, solve

Antonyms – viewpoint and evidence

viewpointDefinition – the author’s opinion on an issue or topic

Synonyms – perspective, belief Antonyms – ignorance

Note-takingDefinition – can help you remember key facts, details

Synonyms – studying by writing

Antonyms – Skimming

skimmingDefinition – glancing quickly through a selectionSynonyms – glance, skippingAntonyms – closely reading

summarizeDefinition – telling the main

idea or events in your own words

Synonyms – shortenAntonyms – long version

leadDefinition – opening paragraphs in a magazine or newspaper containing who, what, when, where, why

Synonyms – beginning Antonyms – conclusion

connationDefinition – emotional feelings that surround a word

Synonyms – emotionsAntonyms – dictionary

definition

denotationDefinition – the strict, literal

meaning of a word Synonyms –dictionary definition

Antonyms – emotional

definition

propaganda techniques

Definition –methods – not based in fact – that are used to make arguments more persuasive

Synonyms – stretch the truth Antonyms – honest

expositoryDefinition – text that explains or informsSynonyms – nonfictionAntonyms – narrative

synthesizeDefinition – reflecting on

individual parts or elements of a text and deciding how they affect the subject as a whole

Synonyms – combineAntonyms – separate

question the authorDefinition – asking questions as you read about why an author made certain decisions

Synonyms – questions Antonyms – not engaged

reading criticallyDefinition – understanding and

evaluating the point the author is trying to make, consider the facts and details, read between the lines, think about what is missing

Synonyms – analyze Antonyms – skimming

URLDefinition – a web addressSynonyms – www.yahoo.com

Antonyms – 24 S. Main St.

sponsor of a website

Definition – organization or person who establishes

and maintains a website Synonyms – creatorAntonyms – user

expertise or expert source

Definition – a person or document with special knowledge or skills

Synonyms – intelligent Antonyms – unintelligent

homepageDefinition – the first page of a

websiteSynonym – beginning web page

Antonym – hyperlink

Supporting evidenceDefinition – facts, figures, statistics and examples used to support a view point

Synonyms – proof, facts

Antonyms – opinions, beliefs