VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS
What term means the reason why an author writes a text (to persuade, inform, or entertain)?
Author’s purpose
The phrase “pouring into the city” helps readers picture the large number of immigrants arriving to New York City. Which vocabulary term best connects to this effect?
Imagery
Describe the purpose of a caption.
Explains or describes a visual such as a photograph or chart to help the reader better understand it.
Which type of reasoning starts with facts and leads to a general conclusion?
Inductive reasoning
What is the central idea of "The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire"?
Immigrants faced extremely difficult living conditions, which led to major reforms.
What do we call exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally?
Hyperbole
In the sentence “They arrived with little more than the clothes on their backs,” what does this phrase most likely mean using context clues?
They had almost nothing / they were very poor
Headings and bold words mainly help the reader do what?
Understand the organization and main ideas of sections of the text.
Which type of reasoning moves from a true premise to a specific conclusion?
Deductive reasoning
What is the author’s main purpose in "The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire" text?
To inform readers about immigration challenges and reforms.
What literary device gives human qualities to nonhuman things?
Personification
In "The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire" text, the author uses long, detailed sentences when describing the crowded tenement buildings. What does this use of sentence structure (syntax) help convey to the reader?
How overwhelming and severe the living conditions were.
In the "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire" text, which text structure is used when the author explains how poor living conditions led to laws and reforms?
Cause and effect
Describe Abductive Reasoning.
When an author makes a conclusion based on the most likely explanation/scenario.
What is the central idea of "On Women's Right to Vote"?
Women deserve the right to vote as equal citizens.
What term means the author’s choice of words and phrases?
Diction
In the speech, "On Women's Right to Vote" the speaker repeats “We, the people” to emphasize inclusion. Which vocabulary term best describes this purposeful choice?
Diction
Read the following section from the text:
“One-third of the buildings were so run-down they had no lights in the hallways, and 200,000 of their rooms had no windows. A quarter of the families in the Lower East Side lived five or more to a room, and they frequently slept in shifts.”
What text structure is the author using in this section?
Description
How are social problems in their time periods addressed similarly in "The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire" and "On Women's Right to Vote"?
Hint: Think about the arguments in each text.
They explain injustice and argue for change.
How does the speaker develop the central idea in the speech "On Women's Right to Vote"?
By quoting the Constitution and explaining its meaning.
What is an error in reasoning that weakens an argument?
Logical fallacy
In the line “It is a downright mockery to talk to women of their enjoyment of the blessings of liberty,” what does the word mockery most nearly mean based on context?
Something unfair or insulting / something not taken seriously.
In "The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire" text, why is cause and effect text structure effective in explaining the changes that occurred after the disastrous fire?
It shows how problems led directly to reforms and improvements.
How are social problems in their time periods addressed differently in "The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire" and "On Women's Right to Vote"?
Hint: Think about the arguments in each text.
One informs about conditions; the other persuades people to support voting rights.
In "The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire", how does the author’s discussion of unsafe housing conditions help develop the central idea of the text?
It shows the serious problems immigrants faced and explains why reforms were needed.