English AP vocabulary

Annotating - -adding notes or comments to a text to Mark significant features and/or personal Commentary Author's purpose - -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 Audience - -the intended target group for a Message, regardless of the medium Bias - -a particular inclination, feeling, or Opinion about a subject that is often Preconceived or unreasoned Citation - -a reference to the author's name, title of Work, date published, publisher, and/or Page numbers of quoted or paraphrased Text in a shortened in-text notation or in a Longer bibliographic entry Collaboration - -the process of two or more people Working together to create or achieve the Same thing wherein each member Speaks, is heard, and takes ownership of The resulting product or activity Commentary - -written/spoken explanations or Interpretations that further develop an Idea Context - -the words, sentences, or passages that Precede or follow a specific word, Sentence, or passage Correspondence - -any written or digital communication Exchanged between two or more people In the form of a letter, e-mail, fax, etc ENGLISH ENGLISH Credibility - -the quality of having reliable and Trustworthy characteristics which may be Influenced by an author having expertise On a topic, using unbiased and accurate Reasoning, evidence, and sources to Support ideas, and providing current and Up-to-date information Drawing conclusions - -a form of inference in which the reader Gathers information, considers the General thoughts or ideas that emerge From the information and comes to a Decision; the conclusion is generally Based on more than one piece of Information Inference - -a logical guess made by connecting Bits of information Inquiry - -an act of searching for information or Knowledge about a particular subject or Topic Key idea - -important ideas throughout a work that Support the central message, theme, tone, Etc. Notetaking - -the study skill of outlining or Summarizing the ideas of a lecture, a Book, or another source of information to Aid in the retention of ideas Paraphrase - -restate the meaning of something in Different words. Paraphrasing alters The exact wording of the source and Transmits its ideas or information Without evaluation or interpretation. Plagiarize - -to present the ideas or word of another As one's own without crediting the Source Prediction - -a form of inference in which the reader Gathers and analyzes details in order to Anticipate and foresee forthcoming Events and information ENGLISH ENGLISH Reliable source - -a credible or believable source. Some Questions to evaluate credibility might Be: is the author a respected authority On the subject? Does the author Support opinions with strong Argumentation and reasoning? How Current is the information? Research progress - -the process of objectively investigating And collecting information regarding a Particular subject in order to discover Facts, theories, perspectives, etc. Summarize/summary - -to reduce large sections of text to their Essential points and main idea. Note: It is still important to attribute Summarized ideas to the original Source. Synthesize - -to combine elements and parts to form A coherent whole Text evidence - -paraphrased or directly quoted detail(s) From a text that supports a reader's Claim, thought, inference, or analy