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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Discrepancy | A difference, especially between things that should be the same. An instance of disagreement. |
| Audience | It is the person or group of people for whom a message is intended. |
| Infer | To form an opinion or reach a conclusion based on reasoning, information, or known facts. |
| Tone | It is a quality, feeling, or attitude expressed by the words someone uses in speaking or writing |
| Evoke | To bring a memory, image or feeling to mind. To cause a particular reaction or response to happen. |
| Sympathy | The feeling that you care (and are sorry) about someone else’s trouble or grief or misfortune. Feeling for someone |
| Empathy | To understand and share another person’s experiences and emotions To be able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes Feeling WITH someone |
| Bias | An attitude that favors a group, opinion, or way of feeling or acting over another. |
| Connotation | An idea or quality that a word makes you think about in addition to its meaning, depending on the tone. An underlying message |
| Denotation | The literal meaning of a word or phrase. Its actual dictionary definition |
| Appeal | An urgent request for help or sympathy, usually from a particular audience. |
| Persuade | To cause someone to do or think something by asking, arguing or giving reasons. To convince |
| Credibility | The quality of being believed or accepted as true, real, or honest. |
| Rhetoric | The art or skill of speaking or writing effectively, especially as a way to persuade or influence people. Three rhetorical devices:Pathos,Ethos,Logos |
| Pathos | A rhetorical device that appeals to emotions, causing an audience to feel sympathy.Use of sadness,Use of humor |
| Ethos | A rhetorical device that appeals to the credibility, character and reputation of the speaker. Why is the speaker qualified to be speaking about this subject? |
| Logos | A rhetorical device that appeals to the use of logic, common sense. Ex: Using facts, data, academic and scientific studies, etc. |
| Claim | The argument that an author or speaker is arguing to be true. A statement that is not yet proven, but is a strong opinion or suggestion. Ex: Some claim Hillary will make a good president |
| Context | The situation and conditions in which something happens, is understood, or discussed. Parts of a sentence that follow a word, which contribute to the understanding of its meaning. |
| Premise | A statement or idea that is accepted as being true, and is used as the basis for an argument. Ex: My teacher convinced my mom that I need tutoring on the premise that I failed two vocabulary quizzes. |
| Objective | Based on facts rather than feelings or opinions: not influenced by feelings. To be free from bias. |
| Grievance | A statement in which you say you are unhappy or not satisfied with something Ex: I wrote a grievance when my doctor said I was ugly. |
| Coherent | Able to express yourself in a way that is easily understood. Penmanship,Grammarm,Flow of text |
| Thesis Statement | The last sentence in an introductory paragraph that identifies the central claim of a written piece. This is developed, supported and explained in the text by means of examples or evidence --In argumentative writing, a three point thesis is necessary. |
| Ambiguous | Something that does not have a simple or clear meaning. |
| Rebuttal | A response to a counterclaim Ex: My parents claim that going to Disneyland overnight would be a bad idea because I am young. However, I disagree because I have proven to be mature by keeping up with my responsibilities. |
| Concise | Using few words Not including extra or unnecessary information. A five-paragraph essay must be concise and to the point. |
| Mentor Text | Text, such as books or essays, that can be used as examples of good writing. Mentor text can be studied and imitated. |
| Purpose | The reason why something is done or used. The aim or intention of something. Particularly in writing:To Inform,To obtain information,To relate,To entertain |
| Counterclaim | An Argument that goes against the thesis or original claim |
| Setting | The time and place in which a story takes place |
| Character Trait | Aspects of a person’s attitude or behavior that determine his or her personality |
| Archetype | A perfect example of something. Example: He was the archetype of a great athlete. |
| Protagonist | The character in a Story that is surrounded by the conflict. The main character. |
| Personification | Human qualities or characteristics given to non-living objects in a story Example: The sun smiled down on us today Opportunity knocked at my door |
| Tangible | Being able to be touched or felt (something you can touch). |
| Omniscient Narrator | A narrator that can tell what everyone in the story is thinking, feeling and doing. Has unlimited understanding of the story. |
| Metaphor | A comparison between two unlike things that share a similar characteristic. Example: You are my sunshine You are the apple of my eye |
| Simile | It is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things, often introduced using “like” or “as.” Example: Sleep like a log As good as new |
| Symbol | In literature, it is a tangible object that appears repeatedly and it represents something other that it’s literal definition. |
| Allegory | A story, poem or song that has several layers of meaning. |
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julio angulo
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