Composition
states the main idea of a paragraph
topic sentence
Name the four steps of the writing process (in order)?
Plan, Write, Rewrite, Edit
"A Spark Neglected Burns the House"
Leo Tolstoy
used a telescope to confirm truth
Galileo Galilei
The Man without a Country changed throughout the story. What kind of character is he?
Dynamic Character
What is the art of writing and speaking to persuade the listener or reader?
Rhetoric
Another name for the summarizing sentence
clincher sentence
Saying as much as possible, as clearly as possible, in as few words as possible, is called what?
Conciseness
"The Fight with the Windmills"
Miguel de Cervantes
a knight who fought "giants"
Don Quixote
Don Quixote did not change throughout his story. What type of character is he?
Static Character
Name the logical fallacy: "Everyone else is going to the party. We should go too!"
Bandwagon
In an outline, what are main points signified by?
Roman Numerals
In an outline, what are supporting details signified by?
Arabic Numerals
"The Difference between Knowledge and Wisdom"
awarded the Medal of Honor
Captain Ben Solomon
What is a phrase or sentence which is repeated at intervals in a poem, usually at the end of a stanza?
Refrain
Ad Hominem
In an outline, what are subpoints signified by?
Capital Letters
Give the three methods of paragraph development.
Reasons, Examples, Incidents
"The Rat Trap"
Selma Lagerlof
reported on the Buchenwald concentration camp
Edward Murrow
In "Pearl Harbor Address to Congress," President Franklin D. Roosevelt's attitude was combative, provoking Congress to declare war on Japan. What literary term describes the president's attitude?
Tone
What fallacy is this an example of: "We know that this fossil is 10,000 years old because it is in this rock layer. The rock layer is 10,000 years old because we found this fossil in it."
Circular Reasoning
When every sentence in the paragraph relates to the topic sentence, what quality does the paragraph have?
Unity
When the ideas in the paragraph are in such good order that the paragraph is easy to understand, what quality does the paragraph have?
Coherence
"The Man without a Country"
Edward Everett Hale
wrote a goodbye letter to his wife
Sullivan Ballou
Limited Point of View
What fallacy is this an example of: "We will either order pizza for supper or we will starve!"
Either/Or