Academic Vocabulary Week 13 and 14

Sequence The order of events in a story Clue words such as first, next, then, last, yesterday, etc.

Shades of Meaning a phrase used to describe the small, subtle differences in meaning between similar words or phrases For example: 'kid' and 'youth' both refer to young people, but carry differing views and ideas about young people.

Personification Giving human like qualities to something that is not human For example: The book whispered the story to me.

Realistic Fiction the form of any work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not real, but imaginary It is not real but seems real

Announcement a public and typically formal statement

Thesis Statement appears near the beginning of a paper, and it offers a concise solution to the issue being addressed

Generalize Broad statements that apply to many examples Clue words such as all, many, some, sometimes, always, never, etc.

Metaphor Comparing two things without using like or as I was drowning in homework

Simile Comparing two things using like and as He was as brave as a lion.

Biography an account of someone's life written by someone else

Mnemonic Device any learning technique that aids information retention Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiply, Divide, Add, and Subtract)

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature A set of books that lists, alphabetically by author and subject, the articles that are published in more than 200 periodicals. Each entry provides an article’s title, author, volume, pages, and date. Indexed by time period

Speech the expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds a formal address or discourse delivered to an audience