Essay
Syntax
Tone
Rhetoric
Modes of Discourse
100
What are the 3 components of the IIA thesis?
Introductory Clause, Independent clause, appositive
100
What is syntax?
Sentence Structure
100
What is tone?
The attitude of the author
100
What are three rhetorical appeals?
1. Ethos
2. Pathos
3. Logos
100
What are four rhetorical modes?
narration, description, exposition, and argument.
200
Why type of evidence should you use?
Embedded evidence
200
What is an appositive?
A grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side so one element identifies the other in a different way.
200
Define disdainful
Disgusted, to excite nausea or loathing in. To offend the taste or moral sense of.
200
What is pathos?
Pathos appeals to the emotions and ideals of the audience and elicits feelings that already reside in them.
200
How do you identify the argument?
a statement or group of statements called premises intended to determine the degree of truth or acceptability of another statement called a conclusion.
300
What are readers looking for in an argumentative essay?
That you can recall concrete evidence to convince them of the position of your argument.
300
What does a periodic sentence do?
The periodic sentence places the main clause at the end of the sentence and the dependent clause at the beginning
300
Define benevolent
expressing goodwill or kind feelings.
300
What is a simile?
a comparison in which something is said to figuratively be like something else. (Ex: It was as hot as a desert)
300
How do you identify description?
description tells what things are like according to the five senses. A descriptive essay, or a descriptive passage in a story, tells how things look, sound, feel, taste, and smell
400
What is college board looking for in a rhetorical analysis essay? What should you ask yourself as you read the prompt, what should you be doing?
Can you identify and purpose and analyze rhetorical choices? What is the purpose, annotate rhetorical choices you see, and decide where to bracket the passage for your body paragraphs.
400
What does a cumulative sentence do?
Places the main clause at the beginning of the sentence and the dependent clause precedes it.
400
Define derisive
contemptuous; mocking. derogatory. expressive of low opinion, insulting or intended to insult.
400
What is a euphemism?
Euphemism. An innocuous, inoffensive, or circumlocutory term or phrase for something unpleasant or obscene. (ex: passed away instead of died)
400
How do you identify narration?
narration is storytelling. It involves relating a series of events, usually in a chronological order.
500
What should you do as you start to read the prompt for the Synthesis Essay? What is the planning like?
Underline the key parts of the prompt (what is it asking you to do?) Write your working thesis on the scratch paper and a brief outline of the body paragraph topics and 2 sources for each body paragraph.
500
What are some effects of using a simple sentence vs a complex sentence?
short, simple sentences can create tension, haste, or urgency, whereas longer compound or complex sentences are slower, and often feature in formal texts.
500
Define Acerbic
harsh, sharp, forthright, or hurtful.
500
What are on the corners of the rhetorical triangle
500
How do you identify exposition?
exposition is the insertion of background information within a story or narrative. This information can be about the setting, characters' backstories, prior plot events, historical context, etc.