Academic Writing
Elements of a Narrative
Elements of Persuasion
Writing
"G"eography
100
What type of formal format is used when citing literature?
MLA Format
100
Dialogue is identified through this specific punctuation.
What are quotation marks.
100
The art of using language effectively to persuade an audience that arose in ancient Greece.
What is rhetoric.
100
This sentence structure occurs when the subject of a sentence performs the action of the verb rather than receiving it.
Active Voice
100
More than a mile deep in some places, it's the natural wonder located right here in Arizona
the Grand Canyon
200
Identify what would go in the parenthetical citation:
(Author's last name & page number)
200
Vivid language designed to appeal to the five senses.
What is imagery
200
The framework for persuasion.
The rhetorical triangle.
200
A writer who presents information based on personal opinions, feelings, or biases rather than verifiable facts is using this type of writing.
Subjective writing
200
This "colorful" place is the largest island in the world
Greenland
300
This type of sentence connects ideas between paragraphs, helping the reader follow the logical progression of an argument.
What is a transition sentence?
300
This narrative technique occurs when a writer interrupts the chronological sequence of events to reveal an earlier experience that provides context for the present action.
Flashback
300
Identify the rhetorical appeals and what they pertain to.
Ethos: Credibility of the speaker
Pathos: Emotions of the audience
Logos: Using logic and information
300
The repetition of similar grammatical structures in a sentence or series of sentences.
Parallelism
300
Biggest city in Scotland
What is Glasgow
400
A paragraph is identified in these main two ways:
Indentation: The first line of a paragraph is indented, typically half an inch.
Topic or main idea: A paragraph focuses on one central idea, with supporting sentences that develop or explain that idea.
400
What are the two types of characterization and define?
Direct characterization: Traits about a character are explicitly told.
Indirect Characterization: Traits about a character are implicit where the reader must makes inferences about the character based on their speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and/or looks (STEAL).
400
Give two major difference between argumentative and persuasive writing.
400
While general academic subjects such as biology and algebra are typically lowercase, these two types of course names require capitalization.
Language courses and specific course titles (ex. French and Algebra 3–4).
400
Officially, it's known as the Hellenic Republic, but this is the name we usually use for it
Greece
500
Identify in order what goes in the heading for a paper written in MLA format.
Student's full name
Instructor's name
Course name
Date (day, month, year)
500
Named after a German playwright, this diagram illustrates the five stages of a narrative's plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
The Freytag Pyramid
500
Identify and explain the parts of the rhetorical situation.
SPEAKER: Who is the one speaking
PURPOSE: What is their objective
AUDIENCE: Who is targeted audience
Context: The setting and situation
Exigence: The catalyst
500
This grammatical error occurs when two independent clauses are incorrectly joined by only a comma, without a coordinating conjunction.
What is a comma splice?
500
Nearly half the people of this country, the most populous in Central America, descend from the Maya
Guatemala