Easy Vocab
Easy-ish Vocab
Harder Vocab
Paragraph Patterns
Paragraph Patterns/Main ideas
100

Define relevance

having some sort of connection to something

100

define subsequent

to occur later

100

what is a synonym for "surmise"

to guess

100

an author is offering examples to help readers better learn about the term "ethnocentrism". What paragraph pattern might he/she be using to do this?

definition

100

describing how Starbucks is better than Dunkin Donuts would use which pattern?

contrast

200

Define coherent

logical, clear or well organized

200

what is it called when you "put an animal down"?

euthanasia

200

define subvert

to overthrow or to ruin

200

if you were to write a paper on the historical events that helped cause the Holocaust, what paragraph pattern(s) might you use?

time order and cause/effect

200

which transitions would be used to signal a time order pattern?

first, second, then, next, finally

300

Define accumulate

to collect or grow over time

300

How would you describe someone who is kind or caring?

benevolent

300

when you ___________ a claim, you prove its credibility.

substantiate

300

if you were reading a chapter in a book and it was titled "Theories of Bipolar Disorder", what pattern could be used to organize the chapter's information?

definition and/or listing

300

if you were to write a paper on the "Influences on Aggression", what types of patterns might you use to structure your body paragraphs?

listing and cause/effect

400

Define plagiarism

using someone's words as your own-copying from someone else

400

What is it called when a tumor is harmless?

benign

400

if I tell someone "I have to let you go" rather than "you're fired moron", what type of figurative language would I be using?

A euphemism

400

which transitions might be used to signal a contrast pattern?

however, despite, on the other hand, consequently

400
what might be a MAIN IDEA for ONE body paragraph for a paper with the topic of "Influences on Aggression"?

"Growing up in a violent home may be a factor in increased aggression"

something like that

500

if someone is the recipient of, say, a large inheritance, what do we call that person?

a beneficiary

500

if someone is unsure of something, he or she is _____?

ambivalent

500

some students skip class while others suffer from some sort of ____________ and have to miss some days of school.

malady
500

A main idea is: The anthropologists discovered that over different time periods, there were three different types of images carved on the gravestones. What pattern would be used to support this main idea?

time order and listing

500

if you were tasked to write a paper on "Effects of Bullying in Elementary School", what might be a main idea for one of your body paragraphs?

Children who are bullied may also become bullies themselves.


something like dat

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