Unit 2A Vocabulary

a technique where many ideas are generated quickly, to inspire problem-solving and creative thinking.

• Context

• Brainstorming

• Purpose

• Annotating

the reason an author writes about a particular topic (to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze, etc.)

• Audience

• Annotating

• Author's Purpose

• Editing

a stage in the writing process where you correct mechanics, grammar, and spelling

• Editing

• Brainstorming

• Topic

• Context

a specific subject, idea, or issue that is the focus of a text

• Annotating

• Purpose

• Audience

• Topic

 adding notes or comments to a text to mark significant features and/or personal commentary

• Author's Purpose

• Audience

• Annotating

• Purpose

the words or sentences that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or phrase that help give clues to understanding

• Context

• Topic

• Brainstorming

• Annotating

the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium

• Author's Purpose

• Audience

• Annotating

• Purpose

the intended goal of a piece of writing; the reason a person writes

• Author's Purpose

• Brainstorming

• Purpose

• Editing