Vocab Words
(I struggle with)
(I struggle with)
extremely difficult to acheive.
What does arduous mean?
Using ___ ___ takes information from surrounding text in order to identify words or phrases we might not understand.
What is an example of using context clues?
Almost all writings need a ___ ___ to refer to what a passage is mainly about.
What is a central idea?
When you have to analyze an article in order to summarize, it is best to look for the ___ ___ and key details.
What is the main idea?
___ is a format that requires double-spaced lines of legible font (Times New Roman, ect) at 12 pt size.
What is MLA style?
to make more severe; to intensify.
What does exacerbate mean?
___ ___ is understanding information despite not being directly stated in a passage.
What is implicit meaning?
A ___ is a writer's attitude towards the subject they are writing about.
What is tone?
Searching a passage for specific dates or transition words like before, after, or next are the best ways to identify a ___ structure.
What are ways to identify a chronological structure?
Making an ___ can often help break down and organize details of a paper or story before writing it.
What is an outline?
expressed without unnecessary words; brief and compact.
What does succinct mean?
A ___ is often made to rebut a previous claim.
What is a counterclaim?
Analyzing what a passage is about and what information is immediately clear is the best way to find ___ ___?
When writing in a ___ ___, it is best that there is void any negative or positive language. ___ ___ provides facts without feelings.
What is a neutral tone?
the synonyms of ___ are trespass, intrude, and creep.
What are the synonyms of encroach?
A ___ and ___ structure speaks about an issue and is always followed by a call to action.
What is a problem-and-solution structure?
"As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you this treatment will generate the best results."
What is an example of ethos?
the synonyms of ___ are security and protection
What are the synonyms of indemnity?
When a source is ___ the writer is most often trying to persuade a reader rather than inform them about one side of an argument.
What makes a source biased?
___ is the use of written or spoken language that evokes emotion in order to persuade readers.
What is pathos?
___ can be applied by using certain tones and figurative strategies in order to persuade an audience.
How can rhetoric be used to persuade an audience?