Unit 3 Vocabulary

Unit 3 Vocabulary

by Katrina Anderson

​Text Structure

​the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text.

​Text/Print Feature

​any characteristic of the text outside the main body of the text that helps convey meaning.

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​Controlling Idea-

​ the main point or underlying direction of a piece of writing; a controlling idea makes the reader ask a question that will be answered by reading more or helps the reader understand the author’s purpose for writing the paragraph or essay

​Credibility-

​ the quality of having reliable and trustworthy characteristics which may be influenced by an author having expertise on a topic, using unbiased and accurate reasoning, evidence, and sources to support ideas, and providing current and up-to-date information

​Graphic feature-

​picture or other image within a text

​Informational Text-

​ text that presents information in order to inform or educate an audience  

​Inquiry-

​The search for information and explanation, often focusing on specific questions.

​Key Ideas-

​ important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc.

​Organizational patterns-

​ the pattern an author constructs as he organizes his or her ideas and provides supporting details

​Paraphrase-

​restate the meaning of something in different words. Paraphrasing alters the exact wording of the source and transmits its ideas or information without evaluation or interpretation.

​Primary Source-

​a source from the time in which an event being studied occurred and created by someone who was present at the event

​Reliable source

​a credible or believable source. Some questions to evaluate credibility might be:

• Is the author a respected authority on the subject?

• Does the author support opinions with strong argumentation and reasoning?

• How current is the information?

​Research Plan

• ​ a timeline created around the research process that identifies the initial steps needed to find accurate, significant, and relevant sources to support the topic of inquiry or working thesis,

• intermediary steps of reevaluating the research question and revising the thesis based on source analysis, and

• the final steps of drafting (or equivalent preparation), revision, editing, and presenting results in an appropriate mode of delivery (written, oral, or multimodal)

​Secondary source

​ a source that is a step removed from the original accounts of an event or experience

​Summarize

​ to reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea. Note: It is still important to attribute summarized ideas to the original source.

​Synthesize-

​o combine elements and parts to form a coherent whole