Vocabulary Words
The quality of being determined or of holding fast
What is the definition of tenacity?
an overarching message or truth that is specific to a text.
What is a Central Idea?
the arrangement of words and phrases
What is Syntax?
connections between the key details
Where do you find the central idea in the passage?
the attitude of the author throughout the passage.
What is style and tone in writing?
to make more severe; to intensify
What is the definition of exacerbate
employs persuasive appeals to emotion or credibility rather than hard logic.
What is a rhetorical strategy?
how broad and complex your research question should be
What is the focus and scope?
repeat a pattern of a chosen grammatical form, giving the same level of significance to two or more ideas
How do you use parallel structure?
write that information in your own words
What is paraphrasing?
basic framework of a system or organization
What is the definition of Infrastructure?
sentences, paragraphs, chapters, and sections, can help a reader to comprehend a text’s main idea or claim
What is a structural Element?
provide connections from the topic to a larger context, the real world, and ultimately to readers
What is an introduction
determine if a source itself is appropriate to the task or topic
How do you evaluate Sources?
combination of simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences
What is sentence variety?
not returned or repaid in kind
What is the definition of unrequited?
can be determined from the text’s topic
What is a theme?
develops from the argument’s claim—its central point, or the point that the writer wants the audience to accept as true or important
What is a thesis statement?
authors juxtapose words or ideas, or place them in relation to each other
What is an antithesis?
external support for your claim and thesis statement
What is evidence?
protection against loss or damage
What is the definition of indemnity?
logical approach to persuasion and rhetoric
What is an argument?
the basic requirements of an argument essay
What is MLA format
foundational document that provides readers with information that has some kind of historical impact or significance regarding the formation and development of the United States
What is a seminal United States text?
words, and phrases you have included in both the introduction and the conclusion.
What is a transitional sentence?