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Types of Essays
Characteristics
Types of Speeches
Reading Skills
Lit. Selections
100
provides information, explores ideas
What is EXPOSITORY
100
author's reason for writing
What is PURPOSE
100
conversational style
What is TALK
100
main point a writer makes
What is MAIN IDEA
100
Alexander Petrunkevitch
Who is the author of "The Spider and the Wasp"
200
tells the story of real events
What is NARRATIVE
200
author's attitude
What is TONE
200
prepared, informs audience
What is LECTURE
200
supports the main idea
What are SUPPORTING DETAILS
200
"Everest" author's disability
What is BLINDNESS
300
creates an impression
What is DESCRIPTIVE
300
viewpoint or opinion
What is PERSPECTIVE
300
delivered by someone of importance
What is ADDRESS
300
restating of main idea and supporting details
What is SUMMARIZING
300
Mark Twain's pen name (P. 475)
What is SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS
400
attempts to convince readers
What is PERSUASIVE
400
how an author uses language
What is STYLE
400
given on a formal occasion
What is ORATION
400
determining that a conclusion is true by applying a GENERAL idea to a SPECIFIC case
What is DEDUCTIVE REASONING
400
Sophocles
Who is the author of ANTIGONE
500
conveys the writer's thoughts
What is REFLECTIVE
500
occurs when viewpoint becomes one-sided
What is BIAS
500
attempts to convince listeners
What is PERSUASIVE
500
reviewing many cases to make a generalization
What is INDUCTIVE REASONING
500
James Thurber's favorite companion
What is a DOG THAT BITES