moving back and forth through a text in either reading or writing, as new ideas are developed or problems encountered. Syn: circular, looping, recurrent. Ant: final.

True or False? Genre is a category used to classify fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction, usually by form, technique, or content. Fantasy, ode, one-act play, and memoir are all examples of genres.

a category used to classify fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction, usually by form, technique, or content. Fantasy, ode, one-act play, and memoir are all examples of genres. Syn: category, class, classification.

True or False? Audience is preparing to write by generating a topic, gathering and organizing ideas, and clarifying purpose, audience, and form.

continuity of meaning that enables readers to make sense of a text. Synonym: consistency, clarity, unity. Ant: unclear.

True or False? Coherence is continuity of meaning that enables readers to make sense of a text.

the way in which an author reveals a viewpoint or perspective through characters, ideas, events, and/or narration. Syn: viewpoint, perspective, position.

True or False? paraphrase is to rephrase a passage of text in one’s own words while maintaining the original meaning.

True or False? Prewriting is a writer’s targeted reader(s). Syn: spectators, listeners, viewers.

The central thought or premise of a passage. Syn: Central thought, central principle, main point. Ant: Minor

Content using more than one mode. (i.e., alphabetic, aural, visual, spatial and/or gestural) to convey meaning. Syn: Multimedia. Ant: Monomodal

to rephrase a passage of text in one’s own words while maintaining the original meaning. Syn: rewrite, reword, restate.

True or False? Summarize is Content using more than one mode. (i.e., alphabetic, aural, visual, spatial and/or gestural) to convey meaning.