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64 Assessment Guide for Educators: RLA Appendix D Literal meaning (not to be interchanged with inference, interpretation, generalization): meaning that is in exact accordance with the most explicit, primary meaning of a word or text Main idea (not to be interchanged with theme, summary, topic, idea): the most important central thought in a paragraph or longer informational text Meaning (not to be interchanged with tone, voice): what is or is intended to be expressed Narrator (not to be interchanged with author, speaker): a person who tells a story or gives an account of something (often a fictional character (i.e., the person telling the story in a memoir is typically referred to as “author” rather than “narrator”)) Plot (not to be interchanged with sequence of events): a storyline in a literary or dramatic work Premise (not to be interchanged with conclusion, assumption, hypothesis): a basis, stated or assumed, on which reasoning proceeds Prediction (not to be interchanged with conclusion, assumption, reasoning, premise, hypothesis): A statement of something in advance of occurrence, especially on a reasoned or evidentiary basis Primary source: an original document describing events or ideas of which the author has personal knowledge or experience Propaganda (not to be interchanged with bias): systematic, purposefully persuasive messages that attempt to influence the emotions, attitudes, opinions, and actions of an audience Reasoning (not to be interchanged with evidence, meaning, conclusion): the process of forming conclusions, judgments or inferences from evidence Rhetorical technique (not to be interchanged with author’s purpose, figurative language, literary device): any device an author may use to to evoke particular tone or feeling or to provide a frame that may help an audience think about a topic (e.g., appeal to reason); an element of style (i.e, literary devices are a type of rhetorical technique, but not all rhetorical techniques are literary devices)