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100

Quality of being determined or of holding fast

What is the definition of tenacity?

100

To make more severe; to intensify

What is exacerbate?

100

State of currently occupying an office

What is incumbency?

100

A state of society in which diverse groups participate

What is pluralism?

100

Protection against loss or damage

What is indemnity?

200

Connecting and relating key ideas, to help describe explain, prove or provide additional information about the central ideas.

How do you determine the development of central ideas?

200

Message, Audience, Writer/speaker

What is the rhetorical triangle?

200

Sentences, paragraphs, chapters, and sections, can help a reader to comprehend a text’s main idea or claim

What are structural elements?

200

The _____ of a text can be determined from the text’s topic

How do you determine the theme?

200

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

What is the claim?

300

Facts, definitions, quotations, concrete details, and statistics or data

What are types of evidence?

300

You have to understand your audience, particularly their level of knowledge about the topic and ideas you are explaining

How do you convey the purpose of an essay?

300
  • “hook” the reader to spark interest in the topic and to create connections
  • provide context and background about the topic—the “big picture”
  • show the importance of the main idea
  • narrow the scope of information and lead naturally to the thesis statement

What is an introduction for an informational essay?

300

A type of writing that emphasizes logic, specifically claims, reasons, evidence and, counterclaims

What is an argument?

300

After the attention grabber, you include _______ _____ to move your audience smoothly to your thesis statement so that the flow of thought is natural and easy to follow.

What is transitional content?

400

When readers usually gather explicitly stated evidence and other clues to arrive at deeper implied meaning

What is an inference?

400

Refers to terms specific to a content area or sphere of activity or knowledge

What is domain-specific vocabulary?

400
  • Can the information be verified in another source?
  • Are there links to other sources, or is there a list of sources, such as works cited?
  • Does the source completely address the topic?

How do you determine the accuracy of a source?

400

Used to persuade an audience by establishing credibility and building trust

What is ethos?

400

A text that is considered to have been historically significant in its attempt to persuade policymakers

What is a work of public advocacy?

500

When you cover the most essential points, or central ideas, of the text, including not only recognizing the obvious explicit meaning of a text, but also uncovering any implied meaning that is subtly conveyed through tone, style, or word choice.

What is an objective summary of an information text?

500

Skimming, Scanning, Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Using direct quotations, Organizing

What is efficient note-taking?

500

The way in which words and sentences are arranged to demonstrate the author’s intent, meaning, purpose, and style

What is syntax?

500
  • They cannot be vague.
  • They cannot state facts.
  • They cannot offer both sides of an issue as equally valid.
  • They cannot be statements of the obvious.
  • They cannot be too broad.

What are parameters for effective claims?

500

By ___________ first, in your conclusion paragraph, you confirm that you have thoroughly addressed all issues

What is summarizing your thesis statement?

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