Technical Language

Technical Language

First let's review...

Multiple Choice

What are context clues?

• Words or phrases near an unfamiliar word that help you understand the meaning of that word.

• How you break apart a word.

• The main idea of a text.

• An educated guess

Match

Match the following terms to their definitions:

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

a direct comparison of unlike things (using is/are)

a direct comparison using like or as

giving human characteristics to nonhumans

sound words

• a direct comparison of unlike things (using is/are)

• a direct comparison using like or as

• giving human characteristics to nonhumans

• sound words

Match

Match the following

• Denotative Language

• Connotative Language

• Figurative Language

Exact definition of a word

Uses not just an idea but also a feeling

Express ideas in creative, unusual ways

• Exact definition of a word

• Uses not just an idea but also a feeling

• Express ideas in creative, unusual ways

Why do authors choose the words they do?

Technical Language

• Very specific vocabulary to a subject, content, or topic and may require explanation.

• Meant to communicate to a specific audience for a specific purpose

Fill in the Blank

Technical writing is intended to communicate to a specific ______________, for a specific ______________.

Multiple Choice

Technical language is...

• synonyms for other common words

• strong academic vocabulary

• the specific vocabulary of a particular content

• vocabulary relating to technology

Multiple Choice

Choose the example for technical meaning.

• Sunshine colored daisies filled the grassy fields.

• Flowers as fresh as a load of laundry.

• The seed begins the life cycle of a plant.

Multiple Choice

Marie met the French scientist Pierre Curie. They talked about crystallography and piezoelectric quarts.

• figurative language

• technical language