English Unit 1 Vocab

To make a personal choice or decision based on one's own preferences or criteria.

• Self select

• Annotate

• Analytical response

• Context

To add explanatory notes or comments to a text in order to provide further understanding or analysis.

• Self select

• Annotate

• Analytical response

• Context

The circumstances, background, or environment in which something exists or occurs, often influencing its meaning or significance.

• Self select

• Annotate

• Analytical response

• Context

A thoughtful and detailed reaction to a text or topic, involving critical examination and interpretation.

• Self select

• Annotate

• Analytical response

• Context

A specific category or type of artistic, literary, or musical work characterized by its particular style, content, and form.

• Imagery

• Genre

• Evidence

• Paraphrase

The use of vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the senses, creating mental pictures and enhancing the reader's understanding of a text.

• Imagery

• Genre

• Evidence

• Paraphrase

To rephrase or reword a passage or text in one's own words while retaining the original meaning.

• Imagery

• Genre

• Evidence

• Paraphrase

Factual information, data, or details that support a claim, argument, or interpretation.

• Imagery

• Genre

• Evidence

• Paraphrase

The author's attitude, emotions, or feelings towards the subject or audience, often conveyed through word choice and style.

• Paraphrase

• Summary

• Thesis

• Tone

A concise and condensed version of a longer text that captures its main points and central ideas.

• Paraphrase

• Summary

• Thesis

• Tone