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What does it mean to analyze a text?
To analyze a text means to examine its various elements, such as structure, themes, characters, and language, in order to understand its deeper meanings and the author's intentions.
What are explicit meanings?
Explicit meanings are statements or concepts that are directly stated in the text, leaving little or no room for interpretation.
What must you use to provide support for your analysis of the explicit meanings in a story?
You must use evidence from the text, such as quotes and examples, to provide support for your analysis of the explicit meanings in a story.
Readers must use their own experiences and knowledge to make inferences.
Inferences are conclusions that readers draw by using the textual evidence in the text and their own experiences.
What does it mean to imply something?
To imply something means to suggest or hint at an idea without stating it directly.
What does it mean to infer something?
To infer something means to draw a conclusion based on the information provided and the context, reaching an understanding that is not explicitly stated in the text.