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Academic Vocabulary

Unit 2 Week 1.4 - 1.6

TermDefinition
annotating adding notes or comments to a text to mark significant features and/or personal commentary
author's purpose the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze
audience the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium
brainstorming a technique in which many ideas are generated quickly and without judgement or evaluation, usually as part of a problem-solving process or to inspire creative thinking. Brainstorming can be done in a classroom, with a small group, or individually
context the words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific work, sentence or passage
editing a stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and dpelling
purpose the intended goal of a piece of writing, the reason a person writes
topic a specific subject, idea, or issue that is the focus of a discussion, essay, article, or other work
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