Unit 1
Extremely difficult to achieve
What is arduous?
Different from what is expected or seems correct
What is counterintuitive?
Capable of being broken down into harmless components through natural processes
What is biodegradable?
A state of society in which diverse groups participate
What is pluralism?
Having a role of lesser importance; subordinate
What is subservient?
Are the exact words found in a work because they are succinct or stylistically unique that it is important for them to keep the words intact.
What is quotations?
Refers to the author’s attitude about the subject.
What is tone?
An appeal to [Blank] is the author’s attempt to persuade the audience by establishing himself or herself as credible, as being an authority on the topic at hand.
What is pathos?
Is the central message or universal truth conveyed by a text.
What is theme?
is the primary statement that is to be proved through the presentation of an argument.
What is claim?
Is specific information found within a reading that is used to support claims and analysis of that text.
What is textual evidence?
Lays out the points of an essay in the order in which they will appear.
What is outline?
Is the way in which words and sentences are arranged to demonstrate the author’s intent, meaning, purpose, and style.
What is syntax?
They are claims that run counter—or in the opposite direction—to your stated position on the issue.
What is counterclaim?
Is the last sentence of your introduction. It prepares the audience for the body of the essay.
What is thesis statement?
Reread the section called “An Opportunity to Begin a National Conversation” from the article “Going Dark.”
Which option best represents what the speaker means when he claims that the FBI has “no monopoly on wisdom”.
What is The FBI may know a lot, but it does not know everything?
Which words used in “Teens, Your Brain Needs Real Food” are most important to understand when it comes to how the brain transmits information.
What is synapses and axons?
Read the excerpt from “President Kennedy’s Moon Speech.”
If this capsule history of our progress teaches us anything, it is that man, in his quest for knowledge and progress, is determined and cannot be deterred. The exploration of space will go ahead, whether we join in it or not, and it is one of the great adventures of all time, and no nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in the race for space.
Which options best analyze how Kennedy appeals to the audience’s sense of pathos in the excerpt to convey his point.
What is Kennedy appeals to the audience’s curiosity with his claim that the exploration of space is an adventure and Kennedy appeals to the audience’s competitive spirit with his claim that the exploration of space will go on with or without the United States?
Read the excerpt from “Remarks by the President on Osama bin Laden.”
And on nights like this one, we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to al Qaeda’s terror: Justice has been done.
What is syntax?
The constitutional principle of separation of powers states _[blank]_.
What is that government divides power among three branches to limit the power of any individual branch?
A [blank] is an overarching message or truth that is specific to a text.
What is central idea?
If you find information that seems particularly striking or powerful, you may want to use those exact words in your paper.
What is direct quotations?
labels or explanations that accompany images, graphs, charts, tables, and so on
What is captions?
[Blank] is a type of writing that emphasizes logic, specifically claims, reasons, evidence and, counterclaims.
What is argument?
The [Blank] step of the writing process includes correcting errors in spelling, grammar, usage, and punctuation.
What is editing?