Vocabulary
An auto-biography
What is an account of a person's life written by that person
In "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" Maya Angelou's brother was named
What is Bailey
This logical fallacy affirms that what is popular must be right
What is Bandwagon
In Emmett Till's murder trial a jury, made up only of entirely white men, deliberated for this amount of time before reaching a verdict of not guilty.
What is 67 minutes
Ethos
What is the authority to speak
Appalling
What is causing shock or dismay; awful
This 14 year old boy was lynched and murdered
What is Emmett Till
When beginning a new sentence it is imperative that you do what to the first letter
What is capitalize it
Mamie Till-Mobley insisted they hold this type of funeral
What is an open-casket
Pathos
What is emotional appeal for persuasion
Syntax
What is the arrangement of words and phrases to create sentences
This was delivered on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC
What is I Have a Dream Speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
When defending an argument we must present this to support our claim.
What is evidence.
These two locations are where Maya Angelou lived (city and state)
What is Stamps, Arkansas and St. Louis, Missouri
The caged bird is an example of this extended what?
What is extended metaphor
Logos
What is the logic of your point
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Author, Maya Angelou, went mute after what tragedy occurred.
What is she was raped and her uncles murdered the perpetrator.
This is a short statement that summarizes the main point/claim of an essay
What is thesis statement
This author's early work includes The Voodoo of Hell's Half-Acre
Who is Richard Wright
This type of arrangement is things following one after the other in time
What is Chronological Order
Alliteration
What is the use of the same letter at the beginning of closely connected words
This writing is about a young boy aspiring to be a writer growing up in Memphis Tennessee
What is Black Boy by Richard Wright
When establishing a claim you must also acknowledge this.
What is counter-claim
What did Dr. King mean when he used the term "jangling discords"?
What is racial inequality
The art of writing or speaking effectively is known as
What is Rhetoric