Unit 1
empathy
awareness and understanding of another person's thoughts and emotions
counterintuitive
doing something different than expected or incorrect
affluence
abundance of wealth
candor
frankness or honesty
anarchy
a state of lawlessness and absence of government
central idea
an overarching message or truth that is specific to a text
rhetoric
the art of persuasion
text structure
how information is structured throughout the text
theme
the central idea or lesson
evidence
the factual, specific, observed data that comes from the real world and that substantiates the reasons
objective summary
a brief account of the facts of a text
purpose
the motivation for your work
hook
spark interest in readers and develop connections
argumentative
type of writing that emphasizes logic, specifically claims, reasons, evidence and, counterclaims
hyphens
indicate connectedness in a series of modifiers that might otherwise be confusing
explicit and implicit meaning
explicit- clear
implicit- read between the lines
syntax
the way words, phrases, and sentences are arranged to demonstrate an author’s meaning, purpose, and style most effectively
relevant
applicable to what is being researched
allusion
an indirect reference to a person, object, event, or literary work that is widely recognized
public advocacy
the act of influencing those who make decisions on law or public policy in order to improve society, further equality, or advance the cause of an organization or group
style
the way the author speaks using his knowledge of the audience, task, and purpose
outline
lays out the points of an essay in the order in which they will appear
formatting features
parts of a text that highlight or emphasize important content
claim
the point that the writer wants the audience to accept as true or important
compound sentence
consists of two or more independent clauses and no dependent clauses