100=Vocabulary
What does nurture mean?
to encourage/support growth or success
What does resilient mean?
the ability to withstand something bad
What does affluence mean?
abundance of wealth
What does distraught mean?
frantic or distracted
What does exemplify mean?
to illustrate
What is textual evidence?
information from other sources used to support a text
list some different text structures?
problem-and-solution
cause-and-effect
comparison-and-contrast
what is ethos?
ethical appeal or appeal to authority
what is pathos?
emotional appeal
what is a topic of a text?
what the text is literally about
true or false... a closing statement does not restate the thesis
false
at least how many pieces of evidence should a five paragraph essay have?
three
why are graphic aids beneficial to informational essays?
they add interest and can engage the audience
what are some types of punctuation?
commas, parentheses, colons, hyphens, quotation marks, etc.
define paraphrasing
rewriting the main points of an essay in your own words
describe chronological structure
arranges events in the order they happened
what is a theme?
a central message of a text
what is a simile? what is a metaphor?
a simile is a comparison of something using "like" or "as"
a metaphor is a comparison of something without using "like" or "as"
describe sequential structure
explain steps/stages in a process
order, grammar, or punctuation of words
would a text to a friend and an informal essay be written in the same way?
no
what is unique about informational text?
formal style and objective tone
what should be used after every quote used in an essay?
a brief summary or explanation of the quote
true or false... a thesis is needed in an introduction
true
true or false... plagiarism is acceptable in an essay
false