Unit 1
Delude
impose a misleading belief upon (someone)
Exacerbate
make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse
Distraught
deeply upset and agitated
Fervently
very enthusiastically or passionately
Subservient
prepared to obey others unquestioningly
overarching message or truth that is specific to a text
Central Idea
“Buy this protein bar and you will be healthier!” is an example of what?
Rhetoric
sentences, paragraphs, chapters, and sections are are examples of what?
structural elements
How can you determine theme?
topic of the text
What describes a way of structuring logical arguments?
Toulmin Model of Argument
Authors have a particular task to carry out and a definite purpose for doing it. An author’s work is also directed at a specific audience. Every choice a writer makes, from organization and development of ideas to style and tone, is intentionally made with what?
Task, Purpose, and Audience
How could you generate ideas?
Freewriting, Listing, and Idea Mapping
Introductions can begin with what?
current events, controversial topic, personal anecdote
The purpose for analyzing your audience is to help with what?
organize points, decide type and amount of evidence, develop counterclaims
Introductions require what?
attention grabber, thesis statement
you must determine what the author most wants you to remember about what you are reading for what?
to determine the central idea
creating a relationship among three key components is known as what?
rhetorical triangle
Some common structures are?
cause-and-effect
comparison-and-contrast
Whats a them for love?
Love conquers all
What are five primary components of the Toulmin Model of Argument?
claim, reasons, evidence, anticipated counterclaim, and warrant
depending on the task, purpose, and audience what most be taken into consideration?
Syntax
What has to be taken into consideration when focusing and scoping?
Is it too broad or too narrow
An introduction for an informational essay should what?
“hook” the reader to spark interest
presenting your claim and its evidence to your audience has to be considered when doing what?
Writing an Argument
first-person pronouns and slang should not be included while what?
Writing an Argument Essay