CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION
AMERICAN LITERATURE
DRAWING A
100

This statement presents the main argument of an essay.

What is a claim/thesis statement?

100

This civil rights leader delivered the speech "I Have a Dream."

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

100

This element of art is created when a point moves through space.

What is line?

200

This type of evidence comes directly from a text.

What is textual evidence?

200

This literary term refers to the central message of a text.

What is a theme?

200

This element of art refers to how light or dark something appears.

What is value?

300

This part of a paragraph explains how evidence supports a claim.

What is commentary?

300

This word means unfair treatment or prolonged hardship imposed by those in power.


What is oppression?

300

This element of art describes how something feels or appears to feel.

What is texture?

400

This paragraph addresses an opposing viewpoint.

What is a counterclaim paragraph?

400

This vocabulary word means becoming too comfortable and unwilling to improve.

What is complacency?

400

Artists use this technique to make objects appear three-dimensional through light and dark areas.

What is shading?

500

Strong argumentative writing includes a claim, evidence, and this element that explains the evidence.

What is commentary?

500

Our unit explored how words can provoke, calm, and do this.

What is inspire?

500

These seven building blocks include line, shape, form, color, texture, value, and space.

What are the Elements of Art?