Vocabulary
The reason for which an author writes: to entertain,
inform, or persuade.
Author's Purpose
Facts, figures, details, quotations, or other sources of data and information that provide support for claims or an analysis of the text and that can be evaluated by others.
Evidence
What are the two kinds of writing you may be asked to engage with in your essays?
Informative and argumentative
What is known as your 'thesis' of an argumentative essay?
Claim
Which portion of the test is recommended for you to complete first? Why?
Essay, it is worth the most points
What is suggested by or associated with the meaning of a word (e.g., home may suggest warmth or family.
Connotation
A short piece from the full text
Excerpt
Analysis that is meant to reveal or further clarify by describing in more detail
Informative/explanatory writing
Where does your thesis statement come in an essay?
Last sentence of the introduction paragraph
What must you include in an argumentative essay at the beginning of the third paragraph? How many points can you score if it is NOT included?
Counterclaim, only 2
What is a counterclaim?
The opposite side of the argument.
What is paraphrasing?
Translating the text into one's own words
Give an example claim for the following prompt.
Should museums offer free admission to visitors?
Museums should offer free admission to visitors.
Museums should not offer free admission to visitors.
What is an example of a counter claim if the writer's thesis/claim is: Ancient artifacts should be returned to their country of origin?
Some may argue,
Others might say,
Although some insist,
etc.
When you 'attack the prompts' what are two things to do that will help you evaluate exactly what the question is asking?
Cross out 'fluff' words and circle action verbs
What is tone? Give the definition and two possible examples.
The author's attitude reflected in the style of the written word.
Bitter, humorous, sad, serious, sarcastic...
Miss Pichel is writing a news story and is trying to find original information to include in her piece. What is the type of source she is looking for?
Primary sources
What are transitions and why are they important?
Words, phrases, or sentences that establish connections between ideas when writing or speaking (e.g., similarly, in addition, finally)
They provide cohesiveness, clarity, and understanding of how your ideas fit together
What are the three ways evidence can be provided within an essay?
Quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing.
Use the context to define triumphalism:
"Some works, returned with great fanfare, have taken on greater meaning back on view in the countries or cultures that produced them. Other times, after the triumphalism fades, they fall victim to benign neglect, or are not always easy to reach" (AIR)
Initial commitment/effort to a cause
Define inference
A conclusion logically drawn from presented information
“By and by, it finds how to join two things, and see in them one nature; then three, then three thousand; and so, tyrannized over by its own unifying instinct, it goes on tying things together, diminishing anomalies discovering roots running under ground, whereby contrary and remote things cohere, and flower out from one stem.” (paragraph 3)
What is the meaning of cohere in the sentence?
(OST Practice)
Unite, form a whole
What are the three categories your essays will be assessed on? And how many points is each category worth?
The names must be exact to receive points.
Purpose, focus, organization. (4)
Evidence and elaboration. (4)
Conventions of Standard English (2)
What are the three components of a concluding paragraph in order?
1. Restate/rephrase thesis
2. Recap main points
3. Clincher/Mic Drop/Final thoughts
Who are the developers of the state test? AKA what does AIR stand for?
American Institute of Research