Unit 1
What does Arduous mean?
Extremely difficult to achieve.
What does Exacerbate mean?
To make more severe; to intensify
What are the synonyms of Biodegradable?
environment-friendly
What are some relating words to Retaliation?
Retaliate, Retaliator, Retaliatory, Retaliating
What does Subservient mean?
Having a role of lesser importance; subordinate
What is it called when you need to identify and analyze the key details in a paragraph?
Identifying Central Ideas
What can a author use to help grab some attention in a text?
Key terms and specialized vocabulary
How can you make your topic more believable to people reading your argumentative essay?
To cite multiple sources
How do you determine a text's theme?
The theme of a text can be determined from the text’s topic. Readers can first determine which topics are discussed in depth within a text.
What are the elements to an argument?
Claim, Reasons, Evidence, counterclaim, and warrant,
What things do you have to keep in mind when you are doing an introduction paragraph?
Task, Purpose, and Audience
What would be considered the First thing to start doing when doing an essay?
Brainstorming
What are some graphs you can use for graphic aid?
Bar graph, Line graph, and circle graph.
In in argumentative essay, do you need to look at the other side of the argument?
Yes, this is known as the counterclaim, its shows the readers that you've looked at both sides of the story.
What are some questions that you can ask yourself when revising you essay's tone?
How is sourcing a type of evidence?
Sourcing is a type of evidence because it shows where you got your information and that its a reliable source
How is figurative language significant in a essay?
Figurative language is significant in a essay because it helps grab the readers attention more.
Accurate, Relevant, and Credible are all examples of_____?
Evaluating sources.
What do authors use antithesis for?
Authors use antithesis to highlight particular qualities of an idea by juxtaposing it against an idea with opposite qualities.
What is the conclusion in the chain of reasoning?
How is figuring out the central idea important in a text?
Identifying the central idea is important because it can tell you what the paragraph is about and you can also lead that to tell you what the entire essay is about
What is one thing most teachers tell you to do when you brainstorming for you essay?
Creating a brainstorming bubble chart to write down all you ideas on and how you can go on with those and make those a good essay
What is so significant about the concluding paragraph in a argumentative essay?
The concluding paragraph is significant to a essay because that is the end of the essay and this is used to sum up the entire essay.
In a argumentative essay is it possible to turn a claim into a thesis statement?
Yes, but your claim also has to be arguable
The attention grabber is argumentatively one of the most important part of an argumentative essay. What are some of the best ways to make good attention grabbing sentences?
A joke, a short story, or a very good fact they didnt know.