Vexing Vocabulary
This is a statement of opinion that is not supported by evidence yet.
What is a claim?
What is the PRO side of an argument?
something that destroys or prevents growth
What is a blight?
What is an author's Word Choice creates Imagery which helps to create Mood, and Word Choice also contributes to/creates Mood, which enhances Imagery
This is Mr. C's favorite type of lead, because according to him, "It grabs you by the collar and punchasizes yo face!"
What is Striking Statement?
A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
What is a crisis?
1. To be against something, not in support of
2. Bad things or drawbacks about something
What is to be on the CON side of an argument?
A general term for illnesses or diseases.
What are maladies?
In the Intro of a persuasive/argumentative essay a writer must do this.
What is clearly State a Claim, or Establish a Position?
These are Mr. C's favorite sports teams.
(1 NFL, 1 NHL, 1 MLB, 1 NBA)
What are the Miami Dolphins
The New Jersey Devils
The Boston Red Sox
and The Los Angeles Lakers (with no Lonzo Ball)
Importance requiring swift action
What is urgency?
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
What are persuasive appeals?
What is puzzled?
You must include this type of paragraph in an argumentative essay.
What is Address the Opposition/Counter-Argument?
These are the three ways to fix a run-on sentence.
1. When in doubt, split it out! - . -
2. Semmmm iiiiiiiii - Colon ;
3. Conjunction Junction - (FANBOYS)
Likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses.
What is an illusion?
The appeal that relies on authority, celebrity, and/or popularity
What is Ethos?
This literary device uses words and/or phrases to appeal to a reader's 5 senses.
What is imagery?
What is the Conclusion?
This for two people in your group. First person:
This is today's learning target and
Second person:
This is Essential Question of Unit 4
First person: recite from board
Second person:
What effects do we have on the environment?
A substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects that is being released into the environment
What is pollution?
What are Rhetorical Devices?
This is the feeling created in the reader by an author and a piece of writing.
What is mood?
This shape is the best way to organize your argument. This shape is also the second most stable geometric figure.
What is an equilateral triangle?
Mr. C likes to use TAG when writing a summary. This is the TAG sentence for the selection "Silent Spring."
Hint: Rachel Carson is the author
What is, The descriptive nonfictional excerpt "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson, describes what happens when humans mess around with the environment by using toxic pesticides.