Main Idea/Supporting Details
What is a main idea?
The main idea of a paragraph is the primary point or concept that the author wants to communicate to the readers about the topic1. It is often expressed in what is called the topic sentence,
What are the three main appeals used in an argument to persuade an audience?
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
What are the three most important elements of an argumentative text?
Claim/Topic Sentence, supporting evidence, and a concluding statement
The punctuation mark that ends a sentence
What is a period
By actively contributing to make our city’s recycling program a success and encouraging others to do their part, we can increase our chances of conserving our remaining natural and manmade resources over time.
Which type of rhetorical appeal does the following statement use?
ethos
What is the purpose in evaluating sources for a research paper or argument?
to make sure they provide credible information on the topic
Verb
What is an action word
What does SOAPS stand for?
What is Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, and Subject.
Which statement includes an expert opinion as support for a claim and ethos (credibility)?
There are many stories of sleep deprivation causing deadly crashes in early morning traffic.
Dr. Herman Watts, a leading sleep scientist, states that sleep is just as important as nutrition to our health.
Dr. Herman Watts, a leading sleep scientist, states that sleep is just as important as nutrition to our health.
What occurs within a rebuttal?
summary of the arguments
When are Apostrophes used?
apostrophes are used only to indicate possession and in contractions such as you’re and we’re.
Many people fail to consider that it takes a lot of water to raise cattle. Much of this water is used to irrigate the pastures where cows graze. Given the tremendous amount of grass that cows consume, the water use adds up. According to a study conducted by the Water Education Foundation, 1 pound of California beef requires 2,464 gallons of water. Consumers should ponder this tradeoff before deciding to purchase a pound of ground beef at the grocery store.
Which sentence in this excerpt contains supporting data?
According to a study conducted by the Water Education Foundation, 1 pound of California beef requires 2,464 gallons of water
Research conducted in the Institute of Education by Dr. Alice Sullivan showed that children who read more are likely to do better at school than others.
Which appeal is being used?
logical appeal
Perpetuity is implied, if not expressed, in the fundamental law of all national governments.
What does the word implied mean?
suggested
The punctuation mark used to express a passage of time
What is an ellipses
What is the main idea of this excerpt?
On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago, all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it — all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war — seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide effects, by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came.
Both the Union and the Confederacy were responsible for the Civil War.
We must never close brick-and-mortar libraries. Many people without computers or technology at home depend on libraries to read online or research topics or other information. Libraries also serve different purposes in different communities, such as providing space for civic meetings or voting in elections. Libraries provide services that will be lost if we close them.
What kind of evidence is given for the claim made in the paragraph?
anecdotal
What types of errors does the excerpt contain?
Climate change should not just be a matter of concern for climate scientists and environmentalists. Because the primary cause of climate change human actions, we should take full responsibility for it. We must understand that if we continue to release excessive greenhouse gases, climate change will only get worse. Increased temperatures, in turn, will change the pattern of rainfall. Extreme weather events will expand tropicel diseases, affect the seasonal pattern, harm the balance of the ecosystem, and change the way live.
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