LIT DEVICES
ARGUMENT WRITING
TESTING TERMS
VOCAB
MISC.
100

DEFINE "THEME"

THE MORAL OF THE STORY, LESSON LEARNED
100

WHAT IS A CLAIM? 

A STATEMENT OR ARGUMENT

100

DEFINE "EXPLICIT" 

stated clearly and in detail

100

DEFINE "PARANOIA"

An unrealistic distrust of others or a feeling of being persecuted

100

WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF A MLA HEADER?

NAME

TEACHER NAME

CLASS NAME

DATE

200

WHAT IS AN OBJECTIVE SUMMARY?

A SUMMARY THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE OPINIONS

200

WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN UNSUPPORTED ARGUMENT? 

A claim does not have evidence to support it

200

DEFINE "CLARIFY" 

make less confused and more clearly comprehensible

200

DEFINE "MISGUIDED" 

having or showing faulty judgment or reasoning.

200

FOR AN IN-TEXT CITATION, WHERE DOES THE PERIOD GO? 

ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PARENTHESIS 

300

WHAT IS AUTHOR'S POINT OF VIEW?

AUTHOR'S OPINION ABOUT THE TOPIC

300

PATHOS= ?

EMOTIONS 

300

DEFINE "SOLIDIFY" 

make stronger; reinforce

300

DEFINE "DISCREDIT" 

loss or lack of reputation or respect

300

DEFINE PREDJUDICE 

 liking or dislike for one rather than another especially without good reason

400

LIST ALL PARTS OF THE PIE (AUTHOR'S PURPOSE) 

PERSUADE 

INFORM 

ENTERTAIN 

400

ETHOS= ?

EXPERT 
400

DEFINE "EMPHASIZE" 

give special importance

400

DEFINE "REGIME" 

a system or planned way of doing things

400

DEFINE COMMUNISM

a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed

500

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT?

IMPLICIT= IMPLIED 

EXPLICIT= EXACTLY STATED

500

LOGOS= ?

LOGIC 

RIGHT/WRONG

500

DEFINE "ASSOCIATION" 

a connection

500

DEFINE "REMORSELESS" 

without regret or guilt

500

WHAT IS MORENO'S FIRST NAME?


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