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Unit 4 infor FULL

informational text full

TermDefinition
audience the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium
authors craft use of organizational patterns, text and graphic features, sequence structures, and language to create an effective written work; authors craft may vary by genre
authors purpose the reason an author writes about a particular topic
central idea the main point of a piece of writing
digital text an electronic text read or heard on a computer or other electronic device that may include images, sound, video, and other multimodal interactive and embedded elements
graphic feature picture or other image within a text
informational text a text that presents information to explain, clarify, and/or educate
inquiry an act of searching for information or knowledge about a particular subject or topic
key idea important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc
multimodal text the strategic integration of two or more modes of communication to create meaning, including written and spoken texts, images, gestures, music, digital texts and media, and live performances
organizational pattern the pattern an author constructs as he organizes his or her ideas and provides supporting details
paraphrase restate the meaning of something in different (your own) words
summarize to reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea
text structure the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text
text/print feature any characteristic of the text outside the main body of the text that helps convey meaning
Created by: Csilverman
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