Revising and Editing
What change should be made to this sentence?
After you finish you're homework, are you going to the mall with you're friend?
Change "you're" to "your"
Type of organizational structure that shows the similarities and differences between things
Compare and contrast
The part in an argument where the author takes a stance and provides reasoning on an issue
Claim
The author's attitude
Tone
A sound word
Onomatopoeia
What change should be made to the following sentence:
When I got to school I went to get breakfast then went to first period.
Add a comma after school (introductory phrase)
The sentence typically found at the end of the introduction paragraph that explains what the rest of the writing will be about
Thesis statement
The type of evidence that uses data/numbers
Statistical/Numerical
Author's word choice
Diction
The repetition of beginning letters
Alliteration
What change should be made to following sentence:
I went to Six Flags: I rode the Texas Giant.
Change the colon to a semicolon
The name for words that help build cohesion between sentences
Transitions
The part of an argument when the writer brings up the opposing sides argument
Counter argument
A character's speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks is part of their...
Characterization
A reference to a specific person, place, character, or event
Allusion
What change should be made to the following sentence:
My dog Panther was barking all night.
Add commas around "Panther" because it is an appositive phrase
The term for images, titles, or anything that isn't part of the main body of writing
Text Features
The part of an argument where the author agrees with part of the opposing sides' argument to establish there is some validity in opposing ideas
Concession
The overall message or lesson of a text
Theme
The type of irony when the audience knows something a character in the situation does not know
Dramatic Irony
What change should be made to the following sentence:
Ms. Harding said my students are going to do great on their test.
Add a comma after "said" and put quotation marks around he dialogue
The literal definition of a word
Denotation
Type of evidence that makes a comparison to strengthen the original claim
Analogical evidence
The atmosphere created for a reader
Mood
Two terms placed side by side that contradict each other
Oxymoron