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storyboard. A sequence of images used to plan a film, video, television program, or drama.
strands. The four major areas of language use into which the English curriculum is organized: Oral Communication, Reading and Literature Studies, Writing, and Media Studies.
student-teacher conference. A teacher’s planned dialogue with an individual student about his or her learning. Conferences offer teachers opportunities to get to know their students’ strengths and the challenges they face in relation to specific learning strands or expectations; to monitor their progress; and to plan future instruction based on identified needs and interests.
style. A manner of writing or speaking or performing. In a literary work, style usu- ally refers to distinctive characteristics of the diction, figurative language, literary devices, language patterns, and sentence structures of the work.
stylistic device. See literary device. summarizing. Stating the main points or
facts of a text.
symbol. Something that stands for or represents an abstract idea.
synonym. A word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word (e.g., clean/pure).
synopsis. A brief summary providing a general view of a topic, subject, or work.
syntactic cues. See cueing systems.
syntax. The predictable structure of a lan- guage and the ways in which words are combined to form phrases, clauses, and sentences. Syntax includes classes of words (e.g., nouns, verbs, adjectives) and
their functions (e.g., subject, object). See also cueing systems.
synthesis. A new whole that is formed when ideas and information are linked, combined, and/or integrated.
technical language. The terminology used in a discipline or understood by a trade, profession, or group of people (e.g., in metal working, the term pig means a mould for casting metals). See also academic language, specialized language.
template. A document with a predeter- mined form, included in most word- processing and presentation software (e.g., calendar, memo, and letter templates).
text. A means of communication that uses words, graphics, sounds, and/or images, in print, oral, visual, or electronic form, to present information and ideas
to an audience.
text features. The physical or design char- acteristics of a text that clarify and/or give support to the meaning in the text (e.g., title, headings, subheadings, bold and italic fonts, illustrations). See also conventions.
text form. A category or type of text that has certain defining characteristics. The concept of text forms provides a way for readers and writers to think about the purpose of a text and its intended audience.
thesis statement. The statement in an essay that communicates the writer’s main point and purpose. The thesis statement usually appears at the beginning of an essay.
tone. A manner of speaking, writing, or creating that reveals the speaker’s, author’s, or producer’s attitude towards a subject and/or audience.
topic sentence. The sentence that express- es the central idea in a paragraph.
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