General language

General language

Use this category for general terms related to languages.

Contributors in General language

General language

An experience that fits "the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies. " A human experience shared by all regardless of gender, culture, ethnicity, ...

Choral reading

Language; General language

Students and teacher reading aloud from a text as the teacher models fluency and expression. This reading in unison helps children understand that print is speech written down as they hear the ...

Characteristics of texts

Language; General language

Components of texts that make them similar to other texts in a particular genre, for example, title page, table of contents, glossary, boldface headings, and index for informational texts.

Author’s purpose

Language; General language

An understanding of author's intention, style and presentation, and impact on audience.

Causation

Language; General language

The force behind an effect or result. Cause/effect is an expository text structure.

Narration

Language; General language

A form of discourse, the purpose of which is to recount an event or a series of events and to interest and entertain, though, of course, this form may be used to instruct and inform. Narration may ...