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Unit 2A Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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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 |