Literary and Language Concepts

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Collaboration

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The process of two or more people working together to create or achieve the same thing wherein each member speaks, is heard, and takes ownership of the resulting product or activity.

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Fluency

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The ability to read text at an appropriate rate and with accuracy, expression, and appropriate phrasing; not hurried reading.

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Multisyllabic word

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A word having more than one syllable.

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Social communication

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Verbal and non-verbal language used in social situations and interactions.

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Syllable

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A unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound.

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Annotating

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Adding notes or comments to a text to mark significant features and/or personal commentary.

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Antonym

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A word that means the opposite or nearly the opposite of another word.

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Author’s purpose

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The reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze, etc.).

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Brainstorming

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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.

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Context

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The words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage.