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Unit 2A Vocabulary

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Author's Purpose the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze, etc.); the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work
brainstorming a technique in which many ideas are generated quickly and without judgment or evaluation, usually as part of a problem-solving process or to inspire creative thinking. Brainstorming may be done in a classroom, with a small group, or individually.
complete sentence an independent clause that contains a group of words expressing a complete thought that contains a subject (who or what) and a predicate (verb or action)
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
fragment an incorrect sentence structure that occurs when a sentence is incomplete because it is missing a subject or predicate
purpose the intended goal of a piece of writing; the reason a person writes
text evidence paraphrased or directly quoted detail(s) from a text that supports a reader’s claim, thought, inference, or analysis about the text
topic a specific subject, idea, or issue that is the focus of a discussion, essay, article, or other work
audience the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium
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