Unit 1: Screen Time
Vocab - delude
to persuade into erroneous thinking; mislead
Vocab - exacerbate
to make more severe; to intensify
Vocab - succinct
expressed without unnecessary words; brief and compact
Vocab - encroach
to advance or intrude beyond set limits
Vocab - fruition
accomplishment or realization of a goal
Reading Skill - Central Idea
An overarching message or truth that is specific to a text
Reading Skill - Rhetoric
The art of persuasion
Reading Skill - Structure
Sentences, transitional words and phrases, paragraphs, and chapters and sections.
Reading Skill - Theme
the central message or universal truth conveyed by a text.
Reading Skill - Elements of an Argument
Claim, reasons, evidence, anticipated counterclaim, warrant
Writing Skill - Objective Summary
A brief account of the facts of a text
Writing Skill - Prewriting
Reviewing the Basics, Purpose and Audience, Focus and Scope, Generating Ideas
Writing Skill - Introduction
Hook the reader, provide context and background about topic, show importance of the main idea, narrow scope of information and lead naturally to thesis statement
Writing Skill - Argument
a type of writing that emphasizes logic, specifically claims, reasons, evidence and, counterclaims.
Writing Skill - Tone of an argument
Do not use first-person pronouns like I and you (unless you are quoting evidence that includes one of these pronouns), or any sort of slang (unless it is found in evidence that is quoted)
Application of Reading Skill - Hidden Meanings
It allows you to "read between the lines" to further understand a text.
Application of Reading Skill - Purpose
Understanding purpose is key to knowing the author's reason for writing the text.
Application of Reading Skill - Sources
If your sources are accurate, relevant, and credible, then you can use them in your essay.
Application of Reading Skill - Antithesis
you can use antithesis to highlight particular qualities of an idea by juxtaposing it against an idea with opposite qualities
Application of Reading Skill - Public Advocacy
You can make changes in your community by making a public advocacy.
Application of Writing Skill - Implied Meaning
You can identify the task, purpose, and audience if you can understand the author's use of jargon.
Application of Writing Skill - Thesis Statement
A good thesis statement presents the central idea and main points of the entire essay, sets up the overall structure and organization of the essay, and gives the readers a preview of where the essay is going and how it will get there.
Application of Writing Skill - Formatting
Correct formatting makes your essay look much more professional and well-put together.
Application of Writing Skill - Evidence
you can use examples, testimonies/opinions, anecdotes, or facts/statistics/data to back up a claim.
Application of Writing Skill - Conclusion
A good conclusion wraps up the essay and brings all of the points you made in your essay together.