Word Nerds (Vocabulary)
a synonym for ordinary, routine
what is MUNDANE?
tone is the ________'s attitude at different places throughout the text
what is THE AUTHOR'S?
What is THIRD PERSON OBJECTIVE?
Jane Doe
Ms. Benson
English II-III
1 October 2024
What is MLA format?
the definition is "word choice," the word is
What is DICTION?
what is THRESHOLD?
BQ, NS, and MM are acronyms for
to rewrite the author's words in your own words
What is PARAPHRASE?
When should an evidence sandwich be used in a summary?
(always, sometimes, rarely, never)
What is NEVER?
Connotation can be ____ or ___ and is often associated with feelings/context
What is POSITIVE or NEGATIVE?
synonym for confirm, validate
What is SUBSTANTIATE?
analysis or analyze means
a summary should NEVER have one of these three things
(daily double for 2 of 3 listed)
What is/are: QUOTES, OPINION, OR 1ST POV?
You should integrate a parenthetical citation when one of two things happen
(list both for double jeopardy)
What is whenever you QUOTE OR PARAPHRASE?
(DIRECT AND INDIRECT)
e.g. "Observing nature can change how you view the world."
What is THEME?
a synonym for pardon, exonerate
what is ACQUIT?
you should use these if your quote is too long and you need to smoothly embed your quote into the sentence
what is ELLIPSES (...)?
(weekly vocabulary)
what is/are CONTEXT CLUE(s)?
The chant for parenthetical citation
*must show hand signs*
this text feature looks like this2 and is located at the bottom of the paper (article of the week)
what is FOOTNOTE?
What is OPAQUE?
this process of thinking requires a logical guess based on clues, details in the text and passage (starts with an I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _)
what is an INFERENCE?
e.g. "Ms. Benson, what" (Confused 8000)
what is INSIDE THE QUOTATION MARKS
"Ms. Benson, what?" (Confused 8000).
this is the author's main argument/idea
what is CLAIM OR THESIS?
what is CC?