lit terms ( barnett) 2025 ( nonfiction)

summerize

Tell the main idea, tell the beginning, middle, and end

compare

Tell all the ways they are the same

infer

read between the lines, what is hidden meaning

analyze

Break it into parts, tell about the parts

support

Back it up or prove it with details

trace

Outline, lists in steps, or follow the path

contrast

Tell all the ways they are different

explain

teach me or show me, tell me the steps

evaluate

judge it, tell the good and the bad

describe

Tell about, paint a picture with words

formulate

Create, put together

predict

What will happen next?

position

the central idea the author supports in their argument ( school should start later)

opposing viewpoint

a position that is the opposite of another position

claim

facts, statistics, and examples that show why a claim should be believed; evidence supports and “holds up” a claim ( a study by the sleep instate found that 47 percent of kids aren’t getting enough sleep)

evidence

the process of showing how your evidence connects to and supports your claim ( not getting enough sleep can lead to negative health consequences that impact students’ ability to learn. Why not make it easier for the students to get 8-10 hours of sleep)

counterclaim

an acknowledgment of concern or disagreement from those with opposing viewpoints

( some may argue that starting school later wont help kids get more sleep, that they will just go to bed later)

rebuttal

rebuttal an authors direct response to an opposing viewpoint or claim ( the “comback” to a counterclaim)

argument

a position or viewpoint along with the claims and evidence used to support that position