Devices and Techniques
A struggle between two opposing forces in a story
What is conflict?
The word for when two or more words are joined and shortened into one, with an apostrophe used to signify the dropping of a letter or letters (e.g., “isn’t” combines “is” and “not,” with the apostrophe taking the place of the missing “o”)
What is a contraction?
The word for when an author’s opinion about a topic affects the writing and prevents that author from being entirely neutral about the topic or issue.
The ONE SENTENCE in which the author of a text states his or her overall, focused claim, along with his or her summarized reasons for the claim.
What is a thesis sentence?
"On Women's Right to Vote," question 31
What is the meaning of the phrase null and void as it is used in paragraph 8?
(b) invalid
a literary device wherein the author or speaker provides hints to later happenings in a narrative
What is foreshadowing?
A punctuation mark which can be used to introduce a list at the end of an independent clause, to separate two independent clauses where the second explains or elaborates on the first, or to introduce a quotation of more than one sentence
What is a colon?
Another word for trustworthy, when speaking about a type of source
What is credible?
Words and phrases that occur when the text moves from one idea to another, guiding readers on their journey through the text and helping the writing connect and flow; these words can take place between ideas, paragraphs, sentences within paragraphs, sections, and topics
What are transitions?
"On Women's Right to Vote," question 32
Name ONE of the two argumentative techniques you identified in the chart.
Rhetorical question OR hyperbole
Language (particularly with an emphasis on diction) that appeals to the senses (sight/visual), sound (auditory), touch (tactile), taste (gustatory), or smell (olfactory) to help the reader imagine a text or to experience an event like the author
What is imagery?
The EOC was challenging ___ however, we ate and left no crumbs.
What punctuation mark should be used in the blank?
What is a semicolon?
What two pieces of source information usually appear in an MLA format parenthetical citation?
What is author's last name and page number?
Specific examples from a research source or literary text that can be used to support and/or prove an idea, claim, or reason for the claim
What is evidence?
"On Women's Right to Vote," question 26
Which statement best evaluates the impact of the context and language Anthony uses to engage the reader in paragraph 1?
(a) direct address creates a sense of shared responsibility among all citizens
a comparison between two seemingly unrelated things that highlights a shared characteristic; generally says that one thing “is” another
What is a metaphor?
The three verb tenses
What are past, present, and future?
A rhetorical appeal using facts, statistics, and logical reasoning
What is logos or logical appeal?
Another word for an opposing viewpoint acknowledged in a written text
What is counterclaim?
"On Women's Right to Vote," question 30, first paragraph
In paragraph 4, Anthony's use of the phrase "downright mockery" uses an appeal to ________ by making women's rights seem ____________.
emotion,
insulting to half the population
the central, unifying (and often universal) idea about the human experience that emerges through a text
What is theme?
Punctuation mark used after an introductory dependent clause (SWABI in the front, ______ in the middle)
What is a comma?
Word for the circumstances surrounding a research scenario. This should always be explained at least briefly between the hook and thesis in an introduction paragraph.
What is context?
When you avoid slang and contractions and stick to third person (no "I" or "you") in your writing, you are showing respect for your audience and writing in ________ __________.
What is formal style?
"On Women's Right to Vote," question 33, Part B
Anthony uses historical and governmental context to develop the social relevance of the central idea of women's voting rights by (part A answer) emphasizing that the foundational ideals of the country endorse voting rights for all people.
PART B: What evidence from the speech BEST supports the above answer?
(B) For any state to make [gender] a qualification that must ever result in the disenfranchisement of one entire half of the people, is to pass a bill of attainder, or, an ex post facto law, and is therefore a violation of the supreme law"