Common Terms

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD: TEXT

• (noun) detailed examination, conclusions, or ideas about a text, word, group of words, image, art, incident, or something else.

• (noun) detailed examination, conclusions, or ideas about a text, word, group of words, image, art, incident, or something else.

• A book or other written work such as a story, poem, article, tweet, sign, etc. We will use this word when referring to the actual written words.

• (noun) The first sentence of a paragraph that introduces the single idea or ‘topic’ of that paragraph

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD: MARGIN

• The space between the words of a text and the edge of the page in which the words are on.

• (verb) To add notes, explain, or give comments. (noun) The note, explanation, or comment.

• (noun) a text you use or intend to reference when you think about a subject, research a subject, and/or write a paragraph/paper on a subject

• (noun) a conclusion or educated guess based on evidence or support in a text.

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD: ANNOTATE/ANNOTATION

• The space between the words of a text and the edge of the page in which the words are on.

• (verb) To add notes, explain, or give comments. (noun) The note, explanation, or comment.

• (noun) when characters or people actually speak in a text.

• (noun) a conclusion or educated guess based on evidence or support in a text.

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD: CONNOTATION

• (adj) describing something that is not directly stated as truth but strongly suggested as truth. (noun) the conclusion that could be made about something that is not specifically state.

• (noun) a group of words or sentences taken from a larger text or speech.(verb) to repeat or use a group of words from another text or speech.

• (noun) a type of writing in which you seek to expose, explain, or display analysis of something.

• (noun). The feeling or ideas that a word invokes -gives off. This is in addition to its literal meaning.

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD: QUOTE

• (noun) a group of words or sentences taken from a larger text or speech.(verb) to repeat or use a group of words from another text or speech.

• (noun) when characters or people actually speak in a text.

• (noun) a type of writing in which you seek to expose, explain, or display analysis of something.

• (noun). The feeling or ideas that a word invokes -gives off. This is in addition to its literal meaning.

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD: DIALOGUE

• (noun) a group of words or sentences taken from a larger text or speech.(verb) to repeat or use a group of words from another text or speech.

• (noun) when characters or people actually speak in a text.

• (noun) detailed examination, conclusions, or ideas about a text, word, group of words, image, art, incident, or something else.

• (noun) The first sentence of a paragraph that introduces the single idea or ‘topic’ of that paragraph

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD: ANALYSIS

• The space between the words of a text and the edge of the page in which the words are on.

• (noun) a type of writing in which you seek to expose, explain, or display analysis of something.

• (noun) detailed examination, conclusions, or ideas about a text, word, group of words, image, art, incident, or something else.

• (noun) The feeling or ideas that a word invokes -gives off. This is in addition to its literal meaning.

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD: LITERARY DEVICE

• (noun) a tool (device) used by a writer to create and convey meaning in a text. These tools involve using patterns and other structures with words and sounds and also rely on connotations.

• (verb) To add notes, explain, or give comments. (noun) The note, explanation, or comment.

• (noun) a tool (device) used by a writer to help a reader imagine. When using this tool, a writer relies on sensory language, wording that invokes the five senses: seeing, smelling, tasting, feeling, & hearing. )

• (noun) when characters or people actually speak in a text.

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD: INFERENCE

• (noun) detailed examination, conclusions, or ideas about a text, word, group of words, image, art, incident, or something else.

• (verb) To add notes, explain, or give comments. (noun) The note, explanation, or comment.

• (noun) quotes, ideas, data, positions, etc from another text (source) or a specific personal example that displays, suggests, supports or highlights the idea or topic of a paragraph.)

• (noun) a conclusion or educated guess based on evidence or support in a text.

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD: DRAFT

• (noun) the first version of a piece of writing.

  (verb) to prepare a first version of a document.

• (noun) a type of writing in which you seek to expose, explain, or display analysis of something.

• (noun) a type of structure used to write explanations, ideas, analysis, etc. by creating a distinct section of writing where one topic or idea is discussed. Our basic definition is topic sentence/claim, support, and analysis.

• A book or other written work such as a story, poem, article, tweet, sign, etc. We will use this word when referring to the actual written words.