Vocabulary Words
Arduous
Extremely difficult to achieve.
What is a central idea?
An overarching message of truth that is specific to a text.
What is syntax?
Sentence structure, the way words, phrases and sentences are arranged to demonstrate the authors meaning, purpose and style most effectively.
Why is textual evidence important?
You can make your points much more credible if you present textual evidence as a support.
Why is identifying style, tone and word choice an essential skill when writing a paper?
It helps identify the task, purpose and audience for a text in which those aspects are not specifically stated.
Autonomy
State of being able to make personal choices and act on them.
What is rhetoric?
another name for art of persuasion
What is focus and scope?
You need to examine how broad and complex your research question should be.
What are 5 things that figurative language includes?
idiom
simile
metaphore
hyperbole
personification
What is idea mapping?
You create a visual representation of your ideas and the connections between them.
Incumbency
State of currently occupying an office.
What are structural elements in a paper?
Sentences, transitional words and phrases, paragraphs, chapters and sections.
What is the purpose of the introduction paragraph?
It needs to provide connections from the topic to a larger context.
How can you tell how a text is structured?
Analyze the wording and it will give you the clues, for example solution leads you to realize it is problem and solution structure.
What do you need to do to develop and introduction paragraph?
Hook the reader, provide context and background about the topic, show the importance of the main idea, and narrow the scope of info and lead to the thesis statement.
Unrequited
Not returned or repaid in kind.
How can you determine a theme?
From the texts topic.
What is an argument?
It is a type of writing that emphasizes logic, claims, reasons, evidence and counterclaims.
Why should you analyze a theme of a document?
It allows you to add a touch of your own perspective to a specific document.
What are qualifiers?
words and phrases that leave some room for the other side of the argument, the side you are not advocating.
Infraction
Violation of a rule.
What is a claim?
The primary statement that is to be proved through the presentation of the argument.
What items should you not include in an argumentative essay?
First person pronouns or any kind of slang.
What is warrant or backing?
The underlying assumption of societal values that makes the argument persuasive.
What is transitional context for flow?
After the attention grabber you include transitional content to move your audience smoothly to the thesis statement.