Vocab
Define the word nurture.
Def: to encourage or support growth or success
Is the word alienation a noun, pronoun, adjective, or verb?
Noun
Name a synonym of the word distraught?
Agitated, crazed, frantic, anxious
What's a word related to candor?
Candid, candidly, candidness
How can the word infraction be used in the action of driving?
Daniel made an infraction by running a red light.
Identify if this excerpt is implicit or explicit meaning.
We are often terrified and fascinated by the power hackers now have. They scare us. But the choices they make have dramatic outcomes that influence us all. So I am here today because I think we need hackers, and in fact, they just might be the immune system for the information age. Sometimes they make us sick, but they also find those hidden threats in our world, and they make us fix it.
Explicit because the first sentence states how they are terrified of hack, this is telling us exactly what the author and others may feel.
Identify the type of figurative language.
In effect, losing your cool makes you stupid. Examine the way you handle yourself under pressure: Do you blow up when you’re stuck in traffic or when someone cuts you off?
Idiom
What is proposition-and-support structure used for?
To present an idea or opinion and then to support it by explaining why it is true or correct.
Name three types of rhetorical devices.
Allusion, syntax, parallelism, diction, irony, understatement, antithesis.
What is public advocacy and why is it used?
Def: is the act of influencing those who make decisions on law or public policy in order to improve society, further equality, or advance the cause of an organization or group of people
It is used to make leaders listen and influence them to getting what the public wants.
Identify the tone, and audience from a part of a students essay.
In the society we live in today it can be harsh and most teens suffer from it. The following are some reasons and the main reasons why teens struggle.
Tone: Formal
Audience: Teacher, classmates
Explain how MLA format should be.
12pt
Times New Roman
Indent every new paragraph
Double Spaced
What should you ask yourself when revising thesis statement?
What are warrants and where can you find them in an essay?
Warrants are an assumption and you can find them in counter claims
What should you and should not do when writing the conclusion of an essay?
Do:
Do not:
Read the sentence from “I Rode 500 Miles in a Self-Driving Car.”
The, er, driving was not nearly so difficult as the preparation—an arduous task that required a day of training in Arizona, a ream of paperwork and a little bureaucratic wrangling that resulted in the great state of California issuing me a license to operate an autonomous vehicle.
Which is the most accurate synonym of the word arduous?
Difficult
Read the paragraph.
Exercise can be an excellent method for fighting depression. Endorphins—chemicals naturally produced in the human brain—release into the body during exercise. These are the same hormones that are released into the body when people laugh. Studies have shown that people laugh less as they age. Endorphins decrease feelings of pain, fatigue, and stress.
Which sentence from the paragraph is not relevant to the main idea?
Studies have shown that people laugh less as they age.
Read the excerpt from “Missing the Dark.”
Each year in New York City alone, about 10,000 migratory birds are injured or killed crashing into skyscrapers and high-rise buildings, says Glenn Phillips, executive director of the New York City Audubon Society. The estimates as to the number of birds dying from collisions across North America annually range from 98 million to close to a billion. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates 5 million–50 million birds die each year from collisions with communication towers.
Which appeal to the audience is the author using in this passage?
pathos to influence them to be empathetic to the plight of birds that are affected by artificial lights
Read the passage from a science lesson.
Human respiration is a chemical process that results in the release of energy. In this process, organic compounds transform into different compounds through exergonic reactions.
Which term in the passage would most likely be used only in a scientific context?
exergonic
Read the passage.
Zach took an extended river cruise in Europe over the summer. He will not be able to afford a trip during his fall break.
Which options most effectively revise the passage for cohesion?
Because Zach took an extended river cruise in Europe over the summer, he will not be able to afford a trip during his fall break.
Zach took an extended river cruise in Europe over the summer. As a result, he will not be able to afford a trip during his fall break.
Read the paragraph.
1) At first, Stirling thought it might be an altar. 2) In 1938, archaeologist Matthew Stirling and his team found a stone buried under the forest floor. 3) The stone carving was a magnificent head almost nine feet tall. 4) But as his workers cleared away soil, they discovered it was a sculpture.
Write the best order for the sentences in this paragraph?
2, 1, 4, 3
Read the excerpt from “Confessions of a Depressed Comic.”
And I don’t know what the solution is. I wish I did, but I don’t—but I think, I think it has to start here. It has to start with me, it has to start with you, it has to start with the people who are suffering, the ones who are hidden in the shadows. We need to speak up and shatter the silence. We need to be the ones who are brave for what we believe in, because if there’s one thing that I’ve come to realize, if there’s one thing that I see as the biggest problem, it’s not in building a world where we eliminate the ignorance of others.
The speaker uses the phrase “shatter the silence” to _[blank]_.
Write what best completes the statement?
challenge the audience to take action, encouraging them to stop ignoring depression and those who are suffering from it
Read the excerpt from “Missing the Dark.”
The ecologic effects of artificial light have been well documented. Light pollution has been shown to affect both flora and fauna. For instance, prolonged exposure to artificial light prevents many trees from adjusting to seasonal variations, according to Winslow Briggs’s chapter on plant responses in the 2006 book Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting. This, in turn, has implications for the wildlife that depend on trees for their natural habitat. Research on insects, turtles, birds, fish, reptiles, and other wildlife species shows that light pollution can alter behaviors, foraging areas, and breeding cycles, and not just in urban centers but in rural areas as well.
Write the sentence which the audience’s sense of logos in this passage?
by highlighting that light pollution affects vegetation, which subsequently impacts animals because plants and trees are part of their habitat
Read the sentence.
From the moment he announced his candidacy for political office, Santiago knew he wanted his campaign to promote pluralism and tolerance.
Explain what Santiago might do to support this goal if he is elected?
He might seek input from a variety of community leaders to establish common goals and interests.
He might seek input from a variety of community leaders to establish common goals and interests.
Read the sentence.
When my aunt taught me to crochet, she told me it requires three things, yarn, a crochet hook, and endless patience.
Write the best way to revise the sentence?
When my aunt taught me to crochet, she told me it requires three things: yarn, a crochet hook, and endless patience.