4th q exam Flashcards
A piece of writing used to convince readers to agree to an argument or claim about a particular topic
argumentative essay?
Also called persuasive essay
PARTS OF AN ESSAY
TITLE
INTRO
BODY
CONCLU
- state the opinion of the editors and publishers of news organizations
Editorials
is an essay that tries to convince readers to agree with the writers view’s on an issue
Op-ed (oppositie editorial) -
- are letters sent to print and internet publications to express opinions in response to previously published
Letters to the editor
evaluate items and activities such as books, movies, plays, and music from the writer’s point of view.
Reviews -
- are paid announcements that try to convince people to buy or do something.
Advertisements ```
- uses emotional appeal and often biased, false, or misleading information to persuade people to think or act in a certain way
Propaganda
An —– states a claim and supports it with reasons and evidences from sources
Arguing your side makes you the proponent.
argument
An argument that stands in opposition to your claim, the ——- is your opponent’s argument which tries to explain why you are wrong.
Counter Argument/Counterclaim
Simply disproving an opposing argument, —- is an important skill because it is how a writer successfully convinces the audience of the validity of his or her own argument.
Refutation
: used if you are unwilling or uninterested, displeased or disappointed, hostile. Used if there is bad news in the letter. (bad news comes second in the letter)
Indirect
used if pleased, mildly interested, or neutral. Used for good news. (good news comes immediately in the letter)
Direct:
(subject, predicate, 1 complete thought, 1 independent.)
Simple
(2 independent, 2 complete thoughts, using coordinating conjunctions)
2 thoughts joined by the FANBOYS
Compound
(1 independent and 1 dependent, 2 complete thoughts. A clause is a complete thought that becomes independent when there is a subordinating conjunction.)
Complex
(3 thoughts, 2 independent and 1 dependent)
Compound complex
- the subject is the doer of the action and what’s important is the doer than what was done.
Active
- the subject is not the doer and the action is more important that who did it.
Passive
Incomplete thought
A part of a whole
SENTENCE FRAGMENTS
Show the relationship between the two simple sentences.
FUSED SENTENCES
Separating a sentence in two parts using a comma but it doesn’t make sense.
COMMA SPLICE
Whatever is being modified, it should be near the modifier.
If the modifier is found something else, it could give another meaning or have no sense.
MISPLACED MODIFIERS
Means the pattern should be the same.
DEVELOPING PARALLELISM
Revise verbs that have been converted to nouns
to make it shorter
look for words ending in -tion or -ment.
BURIED VERBS
to sound credible, don’t overuse intensifiers such as very, definitely, quite, completely, extremely, really, actually, and totally
CONTROL EXUBERANCE
Strive for specific verbs, concrete nouns, and vivid adjectives. Beware of unclear pronouns.\
PRECISE WORDS
Serif: Useful for body test
TNR, Century, Georgia, Garamond
Sans serif: useful for headings & signs
Arial, tahoma, Verdana, calibri
use a numbered list for instructions. instead of a long paragraph, use bullets.
NUMBERS AND BULLETS
Use —- to list items within sentences. strive for parallelism,
It makes it easier because of enumeration.
LETTERS
TOP AND BOTTOM MARGIN
one inch top and bottom
1.25 inches for side
: meeting
orient each other about what to do.
orientation
: presentation of different ideas.
discussing the attack or how to go about things.
conflict
: coming up with a final decision.
emergence
: distribution of tasks (it still has to be double checked, different tasking but all submissions should stand by the standard of the group.)
reinforcement
Describes/ specifies what was discussed in a meeting and created as a permanent record for future reference.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
: you follow dates. It focuses on the job history with most recent positions listed first.
Chronological resume
: focuses on one’s skills and experiences. Does not include chronological time and is most often used by people with work gaps.
Functional
Combination resume: includes the best of the chronological and functional approaches. It is not commonly used because it tends to be longer and repetitive
Combination resume
AIDA approach.
ATTENTION
INTEREST
DESIRE
ACTION
: provide action information
Action
: indicate your traits leading them to think you are qualified
Desire
: discuss briefly your educational background and work experience
Interest
: state your intention
Attention
