Genres
Who an author wrote a text for
Intended Audience
A Comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Simile
The purpose of a narrative
to entertain
The purpose of informational text
inform
The claim is also commonly referred to as
argument
____________ are the methods authors use to achieve their purpose
techniques
Describing something so vividly that the reader can imagine the experience.
Imagery
The problem in a story
Conflict
To validate information the author must also provide _________________
Evidence
the why behind the author's methods
Genre where the purpose is to entertain by telling a story
Narrative
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
Personification
the two types of conflict in a story
Internal and External
Each body paragraph must have __________ and __________
reason + evidence
In the thesis statement of a persuasive essay, what are the main components
Argument/Claim + Reasons
Genre where the author's purpose is to convince the reader
Persuasive
The opposite of what is expected
Irony
The chain of connected events of a story
Hint. All stories follow this outline
Plot
What is the most important sentence in the introduction
Thesis
What are the three rhetorical appeals
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
A genre that describes a sensory experience.
Descriptive
Similar to sarcasm, when someone says something, but means the opposite.
Verbal Irony
The conflict of a story is solved in the ____________
resolution
Besides the restatement of the thesis, what else is found in the conclusion of a informational text?
The significance
The art of effective persuasive language
Rhetoric