ENGLISH 10 - Informational Listening, Textual Aids, Plot & Media Literacy (Vocabulary Flashcards)

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering informational listening, textual aids, plot, characterization, genres, source evaluation, and accessibility topics from the notes.

Listening with the goal of learning and understanding information; a passive form where the listener does not judge or evaluate the message.

Informational listening

Restating the speaker's message in your own words to reinforce understanding and maintain attention.

Paraphrase

The main points or arguments that the speaker is trying to convey.

Key ideas

The breadth of words a person knows; greater vocabulary enhances comprehension.

Vocabulary knowledge

The ability to focus attention, stay motivated, and avoid distractions during listening.

Concentration

The ability to recall past experiences and information to interpret new information.

Memory

Keeping an open mind and avoiding premature conclusions to prevent missing information.

Refraining from judgments

Writing down only key concepts and terms to aid recall and understanding.

Taking notes

Traditional text read from beginning to end in a sequential order.

Linear text

Text where reading path is not sequential; information is presented with visuals or diagrams and the reader chooses where to start.

Nonlinear text

Visual representations that aid retention and understanding of information.

Illustrations

A structured arrangement of information in columns and rows to show patterns and relationships.

Table/Chart

The top label that identifies the contents of a column.

Column heading

The label identifying the contents of a row.

Row heading

Main idea labels for tables or charts.

Titles

Supporting details under titles.

Subtitles

A row heading in a table, indicating a row label.

Stub

Data listed in a table row.

Row entries

A graph that uses pictures to represent a countable unit of items.

PICTOGRAPH

A graph using vertical or horizontal bars; bar height indicates value and bars do not touch.

BAR GRAPH

A chart showing how a whole is divided into parts.

PIE GRAPH/CHART

A graph showing trends over time.

LINE GRAPH

A visual representation of data.

GRAPH

A cause-and-effect diagram organizing causes and effects to analyze a problem.

FISHBONE DIAGRAM

A diagram used to identify similarities and differences among two or more subjects.

VENN DIAGRAM

A diagram that shows a sequence of events in order.

FLOW DIAGRAM/FLOW CHART

A diagram depicting information and concepts with shapes and connectors.

CONCEPT MAP

The introduction and opening section of a story.

Exposition

The struggle the main character faces in a story.

Conflict

Character vs self—the struggle within the character.

Internal conflict

Character vs external forces such as others, nature, or society.

External conflict

The sequence of events that develops and intensifies the conflict.

Rising action

The turning point or peak of the story’s action.

Climax

Events that lead toward resolution after the climax.

Falling action

The final outcome or denouement of the plot.

Resolution

The main character who drives the story forward.

Protagonist

The principal source of conflict for the protagonist.

Antagonist

The writer’s method of revealing a character’s personality.

Characterization

Characterization through explicit physical description or stated traits.

Direct characterization

Characterization through thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue.

Indirect characterization

The central, unifying idea or universal truth of a text.

Theme

An underlying message or meaning not directly stated but inferred from dialogue and imagery.

Subtext

The feeling or atmosphere created at the start or throughout a scene.

Mood

The narrator’s or speaker’s attitude or emotional quality conveyed through writing or speech.

Tone

The selection of words, affecting formality, clarity, and attitude.

Word choice

Recently coined informal words used in casual speech.

Slang

Informal, conversational language norms; nonstandard usage.

Colloquial expressions

Specialized terms used by a particular profession or group.

Jargon

A nonstandard variation of a language with its own vocabulary and grammar.

Dialect

The author’s aim to convey factual information or explanations.

Purpose of the author: to inform

The author’s aim to amuse or engage the audience.

Purpose of the author: to entertain

The author’s aim to elicit specific feelings from the audience.

Evoking emotion

The time and place where a story occurs, including location, time, and weather.

Setting

Mood is the reader/listener’s emotional response; atmosphere is the overall feeling created by the setting and tone.

Mood vs atmosphere

The logical connection and flow between words, phrases, and ideas.

Cohesion

The ideas, facts, and details that make up the subject matter.

Content

Timeliness of information.

CRAAP test: Currency

How important information is to the user's needs.

CRAAP test: Relevance

The source’s trustworthiness and qualifications.

CRAAP test: Authority

Truthfulness and correctness of information.

CRAAP test: Accuracy

Reason the information exists or was produced.

CRAAP test: Purpose

Printed material such as books, magazines, journals, and newspapers.

Print source

A mnemonic for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose used to evaluate sources.

CR.A.A.P.

Ease of finding, obtaining, and using information.

Accessibility

Visuals that provide additional information about a text or concept.

Image accessibility

Audio resources that provide additional information through listening.

Audio accessibility

Video resources that provide additional information through listening and viewing.

Video accessibility

Suffixes like .org, .com, .gov, .edu, and .net that indicate the type of site and its purpose.

Domain extensions