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Argumentative Writing
100
What are the paragraphs that make up an informative/argumentative essay?
Introduction, three AECECR body paragraphs, conclusion
100
Define Author's Purpose and give the three most common types
Why the author wrote the text AND persuade, inform, entertain
100
Define rising actions
Small conflicts that lead up to the climax (the main conflict)
100
Define UNRREAL
Underline Number Read the question & annotate Read the text & annotate Eliminate Answer Look Back to be sure it is the right answer
100
Define rhetoric
Persuasive language
200
What type of body paragraph should you write in an informative and argumentative essay? Define the parts
AECECR - A = answer to the prompt E = evidence to prove the answer, to back the answer up C = HOW your evidence proves your assertion R = restate (reword) the assertion
200
Define dialogue, character actions, and character trait
Something a character says, something a character does, a characters personality (who he/she is) or how he/she appears physically
200
Define senory details and why it is used
Language that appeals to the five senses. It creates strong imagery/visualization
200
What are context clues? What are the four most common types?
Clues to help a reader figure out a specific word or phrase. 1. Read the sentence the word is in 2. Read the sentences before and after 3. Break the word down - prefix, root, suffix 4. Plug it back into the sentence
200
What are the three types of appeals
Logos, Ethos, Pathos
300
List the parts in an introduction and define them
Hook - a question, fact, or anecdote to engage the reader Summary of background - give a summary of the context/background on the topic/issue Thesis - big claim/assertion plus three reasons why (three little a's)
300
Define credibility and how it is established
Trustworthy - using evidence and stature (experience)
300
Define central idea and how you find it
The main idea - identify the topic of the text and what the author is conveying about that topic
300
List the steps in answering a short answer question (TECR)
Read the question closely Look back in the text Eliminate wrong answers Answer
300
Define the three appeals
Logos - logical - Pathos - emotional Ethos - ethical
400
List and define the parts in a conclusion paragraph
Restate the thesis Sum up the body paragraphs Leave the reader thinking or with a call to action
400
Define diversity
a range of different things
400
Make an outline for an argumentative essay INCLUDING ALL THE PARTS
Introduction - hook, sum, thesis Body paragraph 1 - AECECR Body paragraph 2 - AECECR (weakest paragraph) Body paragraph 3 - counterclaim & AECECR (strongest paragraph Conclusion - restate thesis, sum up the body paragraphs, leave the reader thinking/with a call to action
400
How do you create logical appeals?
Using statistics, facts, research studies, quotes from experts
500
What does an argumentative essay include that an informative essay does not?
Your opinion, which means there must be rhetorical appeals (emotional, logical, and ethical) and a counterclaim
500
What is organizational structure? What are the two most common types?
How an author structures his/her ideas - chronological and cause/effect
500
Define claim and counterclaim, what must you do to the counterclaim in an argumentative essay
Claim - an assertion (typically a claim is made in an issue that has two or more sides) Counterclaim - the opposite side of the argument - you must refute it (shut it down)
500
What is the MOST important thing to do on your test?
Read the texts AND questions CLOSELY and LOOK BACK in the text for the answers
500
How do you create pathos
Using diction with strong connotation, rhetorical questions, repetition