Year 11 English ATAR glossary of terms

Aesthetic

Relating to the appreciation of beauty or good taste.

Analyse

Examine in detail the structure of something.

Appreciation

Recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.

Attitudes

A settled way of thinking or feeling about something.

Audience

The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event.

Author

A person who creates or writes a literary work.

Context

The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea.

Convention

An agreed-upon practice or method in literature or art.

Digital Technologies

Electronic tools, systems, devices, and resources that generate, store, or process data.

Digital Texts

Texts that exist in a digital form and can be read on electronic devices.

Evaluate

Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess.

Figurative Language

Use of words in a way that deviates from their literal interpretation.

Form; forms of texts

The structure and organization of a text including its genre and style.

Genre

A category of artistic composition characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.

Hybrid Texts

Texts that combine elements from different media or genres.

Ideas

Concepts or mental impressions.

Idiom

A group of words that has a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.

Interpretation

The action of explaining the meaning of something.

Issues

Important topics or problems for debate or discussion.

Language Features

The specific characteristics of language used in texts.

Language Patterns

Recurring structures or styles in language.

Literary Texts

Written works, especially those considered to have artistic merit.

Media Texts

Texts produced through various media that convey messages to an audience.

Medium

The means by which something is communicated or expressed.

Metalanguage

Language used to describe or analyze another language.

Mode

The manner or way in which something occurs or is experienced.

Mood

A temporary state of mind or feeling.

Multimodal Text

A text that combines multiple modes of communication.

Narrative

A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

Narrative Point of View

The perspective from which a narrative is told.

Personification

Attribution of human characteristics to non-human entities.

Perspective

A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something.

Point of View

The position from which something is considered or evaluated.

Prose

Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.

Reading

The action or skill of reading written or printed matter.

Readings

Interpretations or analyses of texts.

Representation

The depiction or portrayal of someone or something.

Rhetoric

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.

Rhetorical Devices

Techniques used to persuade or create a particular effect.

Short Answer Response

A brief written answer to a question.

Standard Australian English (SAE)

The form of English that is widely accepted as the standard in Australia.

Stylistic Choices

Decisions made by authors regarding language and narrative style.

Stylistic Features

Characteristics of a text that convey its style.

Synthesise

Combine different ideas, influences, or objects into a coherent whole.

Text Structure

The way a text is arranged or organized.

Theme

The central topic or idea explored in a text.

Tone

The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, or situation.

Types of Texts

Different categories or formats of written or spoken works.

Visual Elements

Components within a text that are visual, such as images, colors, and layout.

Voice / Voices in texts

The distinct style or expression of an author or narrator.

Voices in texts

Different perspectives or styles utilized within a text.