Unit 1 Vocab - TEKS

• marking a text with notes and/or comments

the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze, etc.); the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work

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

• written/spoken explanations or interpretations that further develop an idea

• the words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage

a form of inference in which the reader gathers information, considers the general thoughts or ideas that emerge from the information and comes to a decision; the conclusion is generally based on more than one piece of information

• a logical guess made by connecting bits of information

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

• the study skill of outlining or summarizing the ideas of a lecture, a book, or another source of information to aid in the retention of ideas 

• 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.