Unit 1
An awareness and understanding of another's thoughts and emotions
What is empathy
An ability to withstand something bad and recover quickly
What is resilient?
Displaying emotional disturbance; frantic
What is distraught?
Keeping careful watch for threats and dangers
What is vigilant?
A state of lawlessness and absence of government
What is anarchy?
An overarching message or truth specific to a text
What is a central idea?
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
What is hyperbole?
Sentences, paragraphs, chapters, and sections are examples of this
What are structural elements?
A central message or universal truth that is conveyed by a text
What is a theme?
A primary statement to be proven through argument
What is a claim?
Key details that support or explain a central idea
What is textual evidence?
To make a reader feel like they are present in a text, an author might use these to appeal to the senses
What is vivid imagery?
Identifying a problem and presenting one or more solutions to it
A clear statement of all the main points to be made in an essay
What is a thesis?
Facts, observations, and data that support a claim?
What is evidence?
This is the group an author's work is directed toward
What is an audience?
This term describes elements such as syntax, diction and tone
What is style?
This is how clearly an author states a point or claim
What is clarity?
An indirect reference to a person, event, or literary work that is widely known or understood
What is an allusion?
If you are looking at issue, rule, facts, analysis, and conclusion, you are looking at this
What is a chain of legal reasoning?
When writing you need to choose the proper _____ depending on purpose and audience
What is style and tone?
These are ways to brainstorm ideas for topics and research
What are freewriting, listing, and idea mapping?
Telling things in the order they happened is an example of this type of organizational structure?
What is chronological structure?
A good argument essay will also include a discussion of a contrary argument called a ___________.
What is a counterclaim?
In a formal essay, you should try to keep a _____ tone.
What is objective?