Unit 1: Digital Communication
This tone would be used in a research paper or important speech
What is formal tone?
To examine two or more objects, ideas, people, etc. in order to explain BOTH similarities AND differences
What is compare and contrast?
A restatement of a text, passage, or work in your own words
What is paraphrase?
Being a good audience member involves doing this while watching a presentation
What is paying attention/being a good listener?
When in the workplace, whether speaking or writing, you should use this type of tone
What is professional tone?
To find your way around on the internet or a particular website
What is navigate?
Steps in a process or the order in which things are arranged
What is a sequence?
A book, article, person, or other resource consulted for information
What is a source?
In the CRAAP research method, this is what the letter C stands for
What is currency?
This part of the CRAAP research method helps you figure out whether the information you're reading is correct or incorrect
What is accuracy?
This tone would be used in a text message to a friend or a social media post
What is informal tone?
Tells about one event that directly leads to another event
What is cause and effect?
This part of the CRAAP research method helps you find information about who wrote a text and whether they have the background to do so
What is authority?
Every book is assigned a unique number called this
What is the ISBN number?
A brief paragraph that includes all the key points and details of a text
What is a summary?
These are the three main types of author's purpose
What are persuade, inform, and entertain?
Tells about an issue and suggests possible answers
What is problem and solution?
To repeat exactly what someone else has said or written
What is quote?
This is the type of citation we use in English and Literacy classes
What is an MLA citation?
Academic resources, such as textbooks, are this type of author's purpose
What is informative?
The attitude of a writer toward their subject and audience
What is tone?
Tells about someone or something in words, including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events
What is description?
In the CRAAP research method, this is what the letter P stands for
Purpose
In a citation, this is the date you found an article
What is the accessed date?
The ability to read, write, speak and listen in a way that lets us communicate effectively and make sense of the world
What is literacy?