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Mr. K writing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The "co" prefix in this words helps you learn that the meaing, in the context of language, is simply the way a piece of any type of writing comes together. | composition |
| A carefully thought out ___________ will provide you, the author, the means to stay focused on your objective. Also, it will provide readers with the tools they need to clearly understand what you have to say. | topic sentence |
| __________ is usually a single sentence somewhere in your first paragraph that presents your argument to the reader. The rest of the paper, the body of the essay, organizes evidence that will persuade the reader of the logic of your idea. | thesis statement |
| Making a declaration in writing can also be called making an _________________. | assertion |
| _______________ are conclusions that people make about the characteristics of all members of a group, based on an image (often wrong) about what people in that group are like. These can be based on gender, race, or many other traits. | stereotypes |
| When you conducted the "IT vs. Meg" debate, when someone spoke back, or rebuttaled, it is also called a _________________. | counter-arguments |
| If a sales agent said, "Sir, would you like to get rich when you move to the colonies?" The agent doesn't want the colonist to answer - this is called a ________ _________. | rhetorical question |
| This is a fancy word for telling a short personal story. When Long John and Jim are walking down by the docks LJ tells Jim little stories about his life on the docks. This is called:____________ | ancedote |
| This is a high level language term for a contradiction. | paradox |
| "A piece of cake", "taste of their own medicine", "bury the hatchet", all of these are examples of __________s. | idiom |
| "Your children need your presence more than your presents." is an example of an _____________. These are very strong statements about life (not something we would use in our writing!) | aphormism |
| We don't want to use this in our writing because these expressions are overused. Sometimes they are idioms, metaphors, similies (fast as a cheetah), or even a modifier (brightly). | cliche |
| The patriots and loyalists will both use __________ during the American Revolution to spread good ideas about their side and bad ideas about the other! | propoganda |
| A short note designating something to be remembered, esp. something to be done or acted upon in the future; reminder | memorandum |
| One of many purposes behind an author's writing, this one is like a report. | informative essay |
| Non-fictional text is called ______________ test. | expository text |
| The brochure you made for Sail Away could also be considered a _______________. | pamphlet |
| The writing that usually accompanies a picture. | caption |
| A pre-writing organizational method. | outline |
| If you are writing a report and you want to include the exact words that someone relevant to the report said, these words would be considered a ________ ____________. | direct quotation |
| When researching for the museum you have to figure out what information is ____________ and what information is _______________. | relevant and irrelevant |
| _____________ is the uncredited use (both intentional and unintentional) of somebody else's words or ideas. When you do research you need to include a citation page in order to prevent this. | plagiarism |
| When the Pacer players and Pistons players got in a fight during a game the Indianapolis newspaper and the Detroit newspaper told the story a bit differently, because each writer has a bit of ________. As a journalist you want to avoid this! | bias |
| The section at the front of a text book that can help you locate information. | table of contents |
| A detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually in the back of a text. | index or glossary |
| After you do your research for the museum, you will need to cite the sources that you used during your research. This list is called a _________ _____________. | annotated bibliography |
| It's important that when you are reading research materials you focus the __________ that the author presents, and avoid the ____________s. | fact and opinion |
| Okuda, Michael, and Denise Okuda. Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future. New York: Pocket, 1993. This is a citation for a _______. What mistake does it have? | book, and the book title should be underlined or in italics |
| Di Rado, Alicia. "Trekking through College: Classes Explore Modern Society Using the World of Star Trek." Los Angeles Times 15 Mar.1995: A3. This is a ______ citation. What mistake is there? | newspaper article, newspaper title should be underlined or in italics |
| Horn, Maurice. "Flash Gordon." The World Encyclopedia of Comics.Ed. Maurice Horn. 2 vols. New York: Chelsea, 1976. This is a _____ citation. What mistake is there? | encyclopedia, name of encyclopedia should be underlined |
| Weart, Spencer. Aerosols: Effects of Haze and Cloud. American Institute of Physics. Web. 3 Jun. 2005.<http://www.aip.org/history/climate/aerosol.htm>. This is a citatin for a _____. | web-site (author, title of page, name of site) |
| A ______ is a note of text placed at the bottom of a page in a book or document. The note can provide an author's comments on the main text or citations of a reference work in support of the text, or both. | footnote |
| An ______, also called an opinion piece, is a piece of writing intended to promote an opinion or perspective. _____ are featured in many newspapers and magazines, usually written by the senior editorial staff or publisher of the publication. | editorial |
| An arrangement of events in order of the time that they took place. | chronological |
| When researching, you need to find _______ sources, or first person account such as interviews. | primary source |
| When researching, an encyclopedia would be considered a _________ source. | secondary source |
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