Unit 1
Define Nurture
What is care for and encourage the growth or development of.
Define delude
What is to deceive or fool
Define exacerbate
What is to make a problem worse
Define resilient
To be able to recover from difficult situations
Define equitable
What is to be fair or equal
How can one find the Central Idea?
What is by reading over the entire piece and discerning what it is talking about
How can we interpret Hidden meanings
What is by understanding the difference between literal and figurative meanings.
What is the best form of evidence?
What is primary literature
How can we understand complex texts?
What is breaking down into smaller "chunks"
What is nuance?
What is a subtle difference in meaning
How can we understand audience?
What is by interpreting the authors purpose
What is the best way to develop a thesis statement?
What is by breaking the statement down into three "because" parts
How does an author use organization to their advantage?
What is by piecing together different parts to covey meaning.
How can evidence be used to support claims?
What is by adding legitimacy to the claim being made
What is the best way to create counterclaims?
What is by predicting what the audience will think about your essay.
How can one can one use a metaphor?
To play with words and meanings
How does an author use a simile?
Similes are used to create tones similar to metaphors just using like or as
How can a reader figure out tone?
By understating the authors audience and their purpose
How does an author use connotative meaning
By hiding through syntax and metaphors the true meaning
What is the best way to summarize?
By breaking down each section to words that make sens to you.
How does on use syntax?
By "playing" with different sentence lengths and punctuation.
How does an author create structure?
How do you include evidence in an essay?
How do you properly cite an author?
(Name)
When do you use MLA?
In college and writing essays