Unit 1
extremely difficult to achieve
What is arduous?
to make more severe; to intensify
What is exacerbate?
expressed without unnecessary words; brief and compact
What is succinct?
frankness or honesty
What is candor?
a state of lawlessness and absence of government
What is anarchy?
Central Idea definition
A central idea is an overarching message or truth that is specific to a text.
The way words, phrases, and sentences are arranged to demonstrate an author’s meaning, purpose, and style most effectively.
What is syntax
evaluating a source often is...
accurate, relevant, and credible
A theme can always be...
What is: determined from texts topic
identify public advocacy
What is the act of influencing those who make decisions on law or public policy in order to improve society, further equality, or advance the cause of an organization or group of people.
Authors task, Purpose, and Audience
What is the introduction to Objective summary?
Incorporating sources often are...
Paraphrasing important details or ideas, summarizing main points, or direct quotations.
What should you always do after your done with your essay?
What is proofread and finalize?
What is in an essay structure?
Introduction, body, conclusion
When revising your essay what is the one thing that is always required in any essay?
MLA format
Quotations, Paraphrases, and Summaries
What is evidence in text?
informational essays often include...
what is domain-specific vocabulary?
The rhetoric triangle is what?
What is three elements of message, audience, and writer/speaker?
What can an allusion be?
A reference to an object, person, or event
What is the chain of legal reasoning?
issue, rule, facts, analysis and conclusion
When a text has only ideas, and simplistic information it often misses certain information like statistics, and specific details.
What is objective summary
Format a website source with no known author or page
What is (Lewis)?
When you finalize a draft, although its good to proof read, what are things to look out for when proof reading?
What is spelling, punctuation, clear sources, clear formatting?
How are Rebuttal paragraphs formatted?
Similar to a paragraph, but is formatted to rebut the argument the essay is trying to convey.
What is something you need to look for in your completed essay is...
revising for content