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Informational central idea
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The controlling explanation, change, comparison, purpose, or conclusion organizing the facts.
Reading & WritingChapter 1: Central Ideas and Details
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Central Ideas in Informational and Scientific Texts Flashcards
Twenty concise recall cards for Topic 1-7: Central Ideas in Informational and Scientific Texts.
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Scientific passage map
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Background, method, observation, conclusion, and qualification.
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Method vs result
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Method is what researchers did; result is what they observed or learned.
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Result vs interpretation
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A result is an observation; an interpretation explains what that observation may mean.
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Subject-relationship-limit
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A compact frame for paraphrasing a technical passage's central idea.
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Technical-detail trap
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The densest sentence or largest number is not automatically the passage's main point.
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Plausible-science trap
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A choice can be scientifically reasonable yet unsupported by the passage.
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Certainty shift
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A choice changes can or may into will, proving more than the text does.
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Scope shift
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A result from one condition is extended to every setting or population.
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Background-only choice
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A true setup fact is selected instead of the relationship the passage develops.
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Why define terms?
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Use definitions in the passage to understand relationships; outside expertise is unnecessary.
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Cause vs association
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Do not claim cause when a passage reports only that two measures changed together.
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Comparative finding
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State what cases were compared and the meaningful difference or similarity observed.
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Process explanation
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Preserve the important stages and what the process accomplishes, not every minor step.
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Resource-description passage
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Look for why the resource exists, how it is used, or what access it creates.
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Qualification signals
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However, although, under these conditions, and in some cases limit a finding.
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Sample-size caution
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A passage may limit what can be generalized; preserve that limitation if central.
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Indirect measurement
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A method may reveal information through a signal without directly photographing or observing the target.
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Source-bound reading
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Use the provided passage, not memory of the scientific or historical topic.
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Final technical audit
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Check subject, method/result relationship, degree of certainty, and scope.
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