Unit 4 & 5 Vocab

Digital Text

• An electronic text read on a computer screen or other device that may include images, sound, video, and other multimodal interactive and embedded elements.

• A physical book printed with ink

• An audio book read aloud by a narrator

• A handwritten document on parchment paper

Evidence

• a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof

• the action of deducting or subtracting something.

• Paraphrased or directly quoted details from a text that supports the reader's claim

• the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence

Key Ideas

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

• Making sure the work is entertaining and visually appealing

• Keeping the work as short as possible

• Summarizing the main points in the conclusion

Multimodal texts

• the strategic integration of 2 or more modes of communication to create meaning, including written and spoken texts, images, gestures, music, digital texts and media, and live performances.

• the act of electronically messaging more than 1 person at a time.

• a telephone call in which the calling party can speak to several call participants at the same time

• communicating in only one mode at a time

Organizational patterns

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

• a stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience

• the words, sentences, or passages that come before or after words, sentences, or passages

• the reason an author writes about a particular topic

Counter Claim

• a claim made to argue against a previous claim.

• outdated form of argumentation.

• claims not necessary for a successful debate.

• claims not effective to convince an audience.

Persuade

• communication with the intention to convince or influence readers to believe in an idea or opinion and to do an action

• to deal or bargain with others

• to intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement

• a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly

Details

• consisting of facts, descriptions, examples, and reasons to further explain key ideas

• the practice or science of collecting and analyzing numerical data in large quantities

• a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge

• a summary of information

Rhetoric

• the art of speaking or writing persuasively

• the art of painting something red

• the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context

• A short, concise speech

print features

• titles, headings, bold

• Words on a page

• magazine article

• headers and footers