Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
100

to persuade wrongly, or mislead

delude

100

having the ability to think or reason

cognitive 

100

environment friendly

biodegradable

100

fight back, revenge

retaliation

100

Being lesser or lower of importance 

subservient? 

200

Task, purpose, audience, style, and tone

Objective Summary Introduction 

200

method of acknowledging resources used in your research

Citing Sources

200

Ethos, Pathos, Logos, and Kairos

Rhetorical Appeals

200

the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts

theme

200
  • objective tone, formal writing style
  • attention grabber
  • transitional content
  • background 
  • thesis statement

Introduction to argumentative essay

300

key points authors make and the ones they want you to remember most

Central Idea

300
  • recent 
  • relevant to your topic
  • unbiased
  • sufficient

Evaluating Sources 

300

Ways informational text can be formated 

in sentences, in bullet points, in a circle graph, in a chart, in photographs, or in other structures.

300

parts to writing a counter-claim

write, explain, rebut

300

Claim, reasons, evidence, counterclaim, backing up

Elements of an argument

400
  • Why has the author chosen that particular type of evidence to support the central ideas?
  • What key details does the author provide?
  • How do they support the author’s ideas?

Types of Evidence

400
  • tone
  • rhetorical questions
  • style (including figurative language—particularly imagery—and specialized technical vocabulary)
  • structural elements
  • including or omitting details

Rhetorical Features

400
  • briefly summarize the main ideas
  • restate the thesis statement
  • connect back to the introduction and show the significance of the topic
  • reflect generally on main ideas and supporting evidence
  • include a call to action


informational conclusion paragraph

400

basic Essay Structure

Intro, body, conclusion

400

Issue, rule, facts, analysis, conclusion

Analyzing legal reasoning

500

Review, determine and discover parts of texts

Analyzing Complex Texts

500
  • The message is the content itself, the text—what is being communicated.
  • The writer/speaker (author) is the person delivering the message.
  • The audience is the person or people the author is trying to persuade—those who will receive the message.

Rhetorical Triangle

500

pictures or charts that add interest, engage readers, and reinforce the information conveyed in the text

Graphic Aids

500

2 parts to a conclusion 

restatement and closure 

500

moving or changing introduction, conclusion, explanation, evidence and phrases

Revising for Content

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