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Wildcats Unit 2C

Academic Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Author's Purpose the reason that an author writes about a particular topic (to persuade, to inform, to entertain, to explain, to analyze) . The reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work.
Compound Sentence A sentence composed of at least two independent clauses linked with a conjunction or semicolon.
Editing A stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling.
Figurative Language Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices.
Idiom An expression that has a different meaning from the literal meaning of its individual words.
Imagery The use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions. Imagery can be used for emotional effect and to intensify the impact of the reader.
Inquiry An act of searching for information or knowledge about a particular subject or topic.
Mental Image Visualizing physical details from a text such as actions, charachters, scenes, events, and setting.
Metaphor A subtle comparison in which the author describes a person or thing using words that are not meant to be taken literally.
Prefix One or more letters placed before a root or base word that changes the meaning of the word.
Revising A stage in the writng process when a text is examined/ changes are maded to improve focus, content, organization, sentences structure, and word choice in order to clarify the intended message, create flow, and more successfully engage the audience.
Root The basic form of a word without any affixes.
Simile A comparison of two things that are essentially different, usually using the words like or as.
Sound Device A device used by authors to create meaning through sound and help readers develop visual images.
Suffix One or more letters placed after a root or base word that changes the meaning of a word.
Text Evidence Paraphrased or directly quoted detail (s) from a text that supports the reader's claim, thought, inference, or analysis about the text.
Voice The articulation or expression in coherent form, either verbally or in a oiece of writing. The articulation or expression in coherent form, either verbally or in a oiece of writing.
Word Choice The author's thoughtful us of percise vocabulary to fully convey meaning to the reader.
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