Vocab
type of reading skill
type of writing skill
apply different reading skill
apply different writing skill
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Define:arduous

extremely difficult to achieve

100

What do you ask yourself when looking for the central idea of a reading?

What is the key point the author is trying to make in these paragraphs?

100

What is the goal when writing an objective summary?

to understand the text’s most important points: its central ideas.

100

How do you find hidden meanings?

By using textual evidence

100

How should you write an informational text?

  • professional
  • formal
  • neutral
  • objective
200

Define:exacerbate

to make more severe; to intensify

200

What are the three sides of this rhetorical triangle?

  • The message is the content itself, the text—what is being communicated.
  • The writer/speaker (author) is the person delivering the message.
  • The audience is the person or people the author is trying to persuade—those who will receive the message.
200

What are structural elements and why do we use them?

Structural elements such as sentences, paragraphs, chapters, and sections, can help a reader to comprehend a text’s main idea or claim. Sentences are the basic building blocks of the text; they combine to make paragraphs, which build chapters and sections. Together these structural elements make a cohesive whole.

200

What categories do stylistic elements fall under?

  • syntax
  • diction
  • tone
  • voice
200

What are the purposes of a thesis statement?

  • It presents the central idea and main points of the entire essay.
  • It sets up the overall structure and organization of the essay.
  • It gives the readers a preview of where the essay is going and how it will get there. 
300

Define:succinct

expressed without unnecessary words; brief and compact

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How do you determine a theme?

The theme of a text can be determined from the text’s topic. Readers can first determine which topics are discussed in depth within a text.

300

What is an argumentative text?

Argumentative is a type of writing that emphasizes logic, specifically claims, reasons, evidence and, counterclaims. As a writer of argument, you focus on two tasks:

  • presenting your claim and its evidence to your audience
  • presenting the opposition to the claim and why that opposition is not valid
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Ways to show theme in a text

 

  • can state the theme directly.
  • can be demonstrated in an example of a series of examples.
  • The theme can be shown but never explicitly stated; the reader has to infer it.
300

What should you do when writing an argumentative essay?

  • use an objective and reasonable tone
  • use a formal writing style
400

Define:encroach

to advance or intrude beyond set limits

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What styles do you use to persuade audiences?

ethos,logos,pathos

400

What does each of the rhetorical features convey?

ethos – used to persuade an audience by establishing credibility and building trust

pathos – used to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions or values

logos – used to persuade an audience by appealing to their logic and reasoning

400

An author is trying to make you feel bad for someone, which feature is this?

pathos

400

If you wanted to convince an audience that your study was correct, which rhetorical feature would you use and why?

Logos because its used to persuade an audience by appealing to their logic and reasoning 

500

Define:indemnity

protection against loss or damage

500

In an argumentative essay, what is a claim?

The claim is the primary statement that is to be proved through the presentation of an argument.

500

How do you decide whether evidence is sufficient, credible, and accurate? 

  • Are there sufficient, or enough, examples to demonstrate the reason?
    If an author claims there is a trend, he or she should present several examples.
  • Is the presented source credible and trustworthy?
    Scientists, researchers, historians, and major news outlets are usually highly credible sources.
  • Is the evidence accurate and being used as it was intended?
    If a quotation is cut off partway through, or taken out of context, it may not accurately support the author’s reasons.
500

When reviewing an essay how should it be formatted?

  • contains a clear, focused, and complete thesis statement
  • uses evidence from at least four different non-Wikipedia sources
  • uses an objective tone and formal style
  • formatted in accordance with MLA style
500

Items to avoid in an argument 

  • first-person pronouns like I and you (unless you are quoting evidence that includes one of these pronouns)
  • any sort of slang (unless it is found in evidence that is quoted)
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