HMH Into Reading Module 1 Week 3 Vocabulary Grade 6

descent

a person's family background or ancestors

propaganda

information, especially of a misleading nature, used to promote a particular point of view.

deport

to remove people from a country they live in

viewpoints

ways of looking at things

phenomenon

someone who is very impressive because of a special ability

endorsement

when a person signs a deal to publicly say they like a product or service in exchange for money

hurdles

barriers or obstacles to success

dubious

doubtful and disbelieving

indigenous

people native to an area

inferences

using clues from the text plus what you know

text structure

the way an author organizes and presents the information

comparison/contrast

to describe how things are alike and different

cause/effect

to explain what happened and why it happened

sequential/logical order

to explain events in time order or order of importance

problem/solution

to show a problem and how it is solved

semi-

half

sur-

over, above

author's purpose

reason why they wrote the text

persuade

the author wants you to think or act in a certain way

inform

the author wants to share information about a topic

entertain

the author wants readers to enjoy the story

graphic features

visuals, such as diagrams, illustrations, graphs, maps, and charts, help explain ideas in a text

diagrams

are pictures with labels

graphs

plot data in a visual way