Unit 8 Vocab.

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Intended target group for a message, regardless of medium.

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audience

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Strategic integration of various communication modes to create meaning: written, spoken, images, gestures, music, digital media, live performances.

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multimodal text

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Intentional use of patterns, text features, and language to create effective writing; varies by genre.

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author's craft

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Written works recognized for artistic value include prose fiction, drama, poetry, and literary non-fiction.

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literary text

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Reason an author writes about a topic (e.g., to persuade, entertain, inform, explain, analyze) and includes specific details.

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author's purpose

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Text that develops and defends a position using logic and persuasion.

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argumentative text

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Text that explains or educates

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informational text

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Quality of being reliable and trustworthy, influenced by expertise, unbiased reasoning, accurate evidence, and current information.

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credibility

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Details or facts supporting an inference or idea

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evidence

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Type or class of a work, categorized by form, technique, or content.

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genre