6th Grade RLA: Unit 02B Flashcards

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What is the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium?

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audience

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What is the intentional and deliberate use of organizational patterns, text and graphic features, sentence structures, devices, and language to create an effective written work; may vary by genre?

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author's craft

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What is 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?

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author's purpose

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What is the method in which an author constructs a character by explicitly stating aspects of his/her personality and appearance (direct characterization) or by revealing aspects of a character through their actions, thoughts, speech, other characters, etc. (indirect characterization)?

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characterization

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What are the words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage?

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context

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What are the lines spoken between characters in fiction or a play, and is the main way in which plot, character, and other elements are established?

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dialogue

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What is the stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling?

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editing

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What is language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices?

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figurative language

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What is the type or class of a work, usually categorized by form, technique, or content?

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genre

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What is a subtle comparison in which the author describes a person or thing using words that are not meant to be taken literally?

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metaphor