Random Review
Complete the sentence with the correct homophone.
You need great _______ to rely on the bus system when the weather is bad, since snow can cause long delays.
Patience or Patients
Patience
What type of noun is the italicized word in the following sentence?
The team's shining moment this season came when they defeated their long-time rivals in overtime.
Possessive Noun
If you are running out of time while you are writing your essay, what is the first thing you should skip?
1 body paragraph that does not include the counterclaim.
An appeal to logic
Logos
Identify the following vocabulary word: the writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject
What type of text structure is this?
Date labels such as "use before" or "sell by" often appear on food packages. Yet what do they mean exactly? According to a 2016 study, millions of Americans read the labels and are left wondering whether the food is rotten. As a result of this confusion, people often throw away food that they don't have to. Depending on how well food is stored, it may last longer than the date on its label, or not quite as long.
Cause and Effect
What type of noun is the italicized word in the following sentence?
The coach didn't agree with the referees' decision, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Possessive Noun
What is it called when you prove the counterclaim wrong?
Rebuttal
A mixture of all three: ethos, logos, and pathos
Identify the following vocabulary word: done for a good reason
Justifiable
Which sentence states a fact? Why?
Florence Nightingale's parents, William Shore and Frances Nightingale, were overly strict with their daughter.
Florence Nightingale's parents expected their daughter to get married, but she enrolled in nursing school in 1844 instead.
Florence Nightingale's parents expected their daughter to get married, but she enrolled in nursing school in 1844 instead.
It is objective and able to be proven with no bias.
What type of noun is the italicized word in the following sentence?
Tourists are attracted to the islands' clean, mellow beaches and inexpensive hotels.
Plural Possessive Noun
Consider this claim: The ability to read a person's mind would be the best superpower to have.
What would be a rebuttal for this?
Example: the ability to read someone's mind could ruin a friendship.
1. an appeal to emotions
2. an appeal to creditability
1. Pathos
2. Ethos
Name 4 of the strategies for deciphering unknown words.
context clues, root word, base word, prefixes and suffixes, historical context, look for figurative language
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary. . .
—Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven"
Alliteration
What type of word is Larry in the following sentence?
Larry's going to the vet on Friday because he has a severe case of being too cute.
Contraction
Develop a piece of evidence that would back up this claim: All high school students should have summer jobs.
Example: work experience early on can help people find employment later in life.
What appeal is this an example of?
Mr. Jones has delivered packages on time for the last year with no exceptions. I know he will be a great addition to our delivery service.
Ethos
Select the word that means included within a larger category.
When exposed to high temperature and pressure, limestone transforms into marble. Similarly, under the correct conditions, mudstone can become slate. Marble, slate, and quartzite are all subsumed under the term metamorphic rocks. Metamorphic rocks are created when other rocks are subjected to intense heat or pressure beneath the earth's surface.
Subsumed
Complete the following sentence so that it uses personification.
The ancient oak tree ______ under the weight of its own branches.example: slouched
Edit the following sentence to make it correct. Focus on the nouns in the sentence.
One of the star’s along Hollywoods' Walk of Fame belongs to Walt Disney.
One of the stars along Hollywood's Walk of Fame belongs to Walt Disney.
Which is an example of a claim and why?
1. Ancient Egyptian culture has had a tremendous impact on modern civilizations as a result of its developments in writing, architecture, and calendar design.
2. Thousands of years ago, ancient Egyptian civilization developed the world's first known 365-day calendar, consisting of twelve 30-day months.
1. Ancient Egyptian culture has had a tremendous impact on modern civilizations as a result of its developments in writing, architecture, and calendar design.
It states a specific position on a topic.
What 2 appeals are use in this ad? How could you include the third appeal?
"We care about out community! Every year we give away hundreds of new glasses. Help us help children in need!."
Appeals to: ethos and pathos
Example: the add could appeal to logos by giving statistics on how the glasses help children in need.
What does the word counterintuitive mean in the sentence?
A typical human baby is born with around 300 bones, but by the time that baby reaches adulthood, it will have only 206. Initially, such a notable diminution in the number of bones may seem counterintuitive—shouldn't a skeleton need more bones, not fewer, as it grows? The explanation lies in the way bones grow and develop