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delude
impose a misleading belief upon (fool)
exacerbate
making something worse (problem or situation)
distraught
being upset
fervently
very passionate
subservient
prepared to obey
What do we connect and relate to key details?
central idea
Why is text evidence important?
It supports the claim and analysis of that text.
What are structure elements?
They are sentences, paragraphs, chapters, and sections, can help a reader to comprehend a text’s main idea or claim.
What ways can information be presented?
in sentences, in bullet points, in a circle graph, in a chart, in photographs, or in other structures.
what is rhetoric used for?
to inform, to influence, to entertain, and to persuade
What should be the tone and stay for an argumentative essay?
tone and style need to be objective.
What is the thesis statement for?
It prepares the audience for the body of the essay.
What should we look for when looking for sources?
what is a warrant?
he writer’s belief or value that creates an implied connection between your claim and your “because” statements.
What is usually done when revising essay?
correcting errors in spelling, grammar, usage, and punctuation.
Read the excerpt from “Household Robots Are Here, but Where Are They Going?” Think about how specific details develop the central idea.
We’re at such an early stage, in fact, that there’s not even agreement on what a “social robot” is, exactly. Jibo and Echo are both commonly referred to that way, but there are big differences between them.
How do we find textual evidence?
You to read between the lines and make claims based on your own understanding.
What can connect ideas in sentences and paragraphs.
Transitional words and phrases.
What are the different types of evaluating sources?
Accurate, Relevant, and Credible
What are the 3 components of the rhetorical triangle
the message, the writer/speaker (author), and the audience.
what things should not be done in a argumentative essay?
first person pronouns and any sort of slang
What do a football field, five seconds, and a fifty-five-mile-an-hour speed limit have in common, besides the letter “F”? Nothing. Unless a person is texting while driving. In the five seconds it takes a driver traveling at 55 mph to take their eyes off the road and text a message to a friend, they have traveled the length of a football field. That driver may be the only person on that football field, but they are not the only person on the highway. Texting while driving needs to be banned across the United States because the variations in the current law from state to state confuse drivers, and because drivers cannot multitask. Texting while driving endangers everyone on the road. What would be the thesis?
Texting while driving endangers everyone on the road.
What should we look for in the sources?
Include details such as author, title, publisher, date of publication, page numbers, and website name.
Starbucks® needs to eliminate free Wi-Fi in its shops because users often reduce the number of seats available for paying customers. What are the warrants?
what is a common editing error?
A common sentence error is the comma splice, where a writer incorrectly connects two independent clauses with a comma.