Unit 1
What does arduous mean?
extremely difficult to achieve
What does constraint mean?
a limitation or restriction
What does deplete mean?
to use up or greatly reduce the supply of
What does acquiesce mean?
to passively accept or agree without arguing or protest
What does avaricious mean?
extremely greedy for material gain
What is implicit meaning?
Something you have to guess that is not states out loud.
What is the explicit meaning?
Meaning that is obviously stated.
What is evaluating evidence?
determining which evidence is usable for an essay.
What are context clues?
Evidence gathered to support a point.
What are prefixes?
THings that add onto a word by being placed at the beginning.
How to find specific evidence.
Find the evidence that shows and doesn't tell.
What is prewriting?
Finding important information for your essay.
How many paragraphs is the body?
3
What is brainstorming?
Finding sources and evidence for essay.
What is a conclusion?
A rewritten version of an introduction that ends an essay.
What is evidence?
The information that authors provide as support or proof for their opinions, claims, central ideas, or points is evidence.
What is a work cited page?
A page with all of the evidence websites.
What is a quotation?
typically a quote from a website
What is paraphrasing?
Similar to summarizing it breaks down evidnece.
What is a suffix?
Things that add onto a word by being added to the end.
How do you summarize?
Only use important information.
What is the most important part of an introduction?
Thesis
What do the body paragraphs need to be about?
What is in the thesis
What is an outline?
A template to use while writing?
What is a counterclaim?
A claim going against an essay original claim.