academic vocabulary Flashcards
expository writing
a form of writing whose purpose is to explain or inform
effect
the way one thing acts upon another or how one influences another
effective
something that is successful in producing a desired or intended result
consequences
something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition
coherence
the clear and orderly presentation of ideas in a paragraph or essay
internal coherence
coherence within a paragraph
external coherence
coherence between the paragraphs and relates to the entire essay
theme
the central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work
metaphor
a comparison between two unlike things in which one thingis spoken of as if it were another
objective
to mean that the person is trying not to be influenced by personal opinion or beliefs in making judgments
subjective
to be influenced by personal opinions and beliefs
text features
aspects of a text designed to help you locate, understand, and organize information
hypothesize
to propose an explanation for something or make an assumption or guess
credibility/credible
believable or trustworthy
inference
a conclusion that the reader draws based on details in a text or a speech
primary source
an original account or record created at the time of an event by someone who witnessed or was involved in it
secondary source
analyze, interpret, or critique primary sources
search term
a single word or short phrase used in a database search
valid
Facts and details in a text that support the claim a writer is making
norm
something that is usual or expected
consensus
to come to an agreement that satisfies everyone in the group
