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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
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