Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Habits of mind | ways of thinking that intelligent people use when confronted with problems or issues where solutionsare not immediately apparent |
| inquiry | a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest |
| visual thinking | The use of the visual system to gain information from external sources and the interpretation of that sensory data nonverbally. Happens on the right side of our brain. |
| metacognition | thinking about thinking |
| depth of knowledge | The quality of a learners vocabulary knowledge. Knowledge of a words semantic relationships with other words, syntactic patterns, collocations, and pronunciation |
| inquiry | a search for knowledge |
| analysis | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders |
| emulate | compete with successfully |
| language devices | all the elements of language that are often used to analyze nonfiction instead of fiction or to look at rhetorical aims of a work of fiction |
| grammatical structures | The grammatical setup of a sentence in terms of a noun, adjectices, verbs etc. |
| intended effect | The effect that a medication is expected to have on the body. |
| claim | demand for something as rightful or due |
| position | the act of positing |
| cite | call in an official matter, such as to attend court |
| concede/ concession | to give something up |
| counter effect | adding trees, vegetation cover, green roofs, cooler pavement |
| objective | the lens or system of lenses nearest the object being viewed |
| summarize | give a summary (of) |
| paraphrase | rewording for the purpose of clarification |
| synthesis | reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) |
| tone | a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color |
| mood | a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling |
| formal language | the standard language of written communication, formal speeches, and presentations; may not use contractions or slang |
| language register | Language that is used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting ranging from formal to intimate. |
| diction | the manner in which something is expressed in words |
| syntax | the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences |
| imagery | the ability to form mental images of things or events |
| speaker | electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance |
| audience | a conference (usually with someone important) |
| message | a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled |
| rhetorical triangle | a diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience |
| occasion | an event that occurs at a critical time |
| purpose | what something is used for |
| topic | some situation or event that is thought about |
| central idea | a one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech |
| theme vs. meaning | Theme is the subject matter of a conversation or discussion and meaning is what the object is meant for |
| figures of speech | expressions, such as similes, metaphors, and personifications, that make imaginative, rather than literal, comparisons or associations. |
| symbol | something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible |
| plaigirism | not giving someone credit for their words or ideas |
| credible | capable of being believed |
| abstract | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance |
| acknowledge | accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority |
| allusion | passing reference or indirect mention |
| analogy | drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect |
| point of view | the spatial property of the position from which something is observed |
| narrative mode | tells a story |
| collegial discussion | An exchange of views by associates or members of a profession or organization. |
| concrete details | Details that relate to or describe actual, specific things or events |
| connative | logic |
| denotative | having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming |
| context | discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation |
| conventions | accepted rules of written and spoken language |
| convey | make known |
| distinguish | mark as different |
| logos, pathos, ethos | convince someone to agree with your ideas |
| explicit | precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable |
| interence | logical judgement based on circumstantial evidence |
| narrative techniques | the methods involved in telling a story; the procedures used by a writer of stories or accounts |
| render | make over as a return |
| salient point | An important point in an article |
| qualify | add a modifier to a constituent |
| text structures | The way in which an author presents the information in his/her story or article. Some of the most common text structures are: chronological order, problem and solution, cause and effect, compare and contrast |
| thesis | a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research |
| transition | the act of passing from one state or place to the next |
| relevant evidence | Evidence tending to make a fact at issue in the case more or less probable than it would be without the evidence. Only relevant evidence is admissible in court. |
| verbals | words that appear to be verbs, but are acting as some other part of speech |
| subordinate conjunction | a conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause |
| cumalitive | mad up of sucessive additions |
| delineate | describe in vivid detail |
| evaluate | place a value on |
| analyze | subject to psychoanalytic treatment |
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