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English 10AA Mid-Term Flashcards

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Evidence

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Proves the claim (specific facts, examples, statistics, case studies, etc.) -Cited

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Claim

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Thesis statement in an argument. The argument you are arguing for/against.

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Support

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Gives reasons/examples. Often synonymous with evidence but less specific

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Counterclaim

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The other side of the argument

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Audience

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Who the argument is intended to persuade or convince

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Context

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The situation in which something happens. The group of conditions that exist where and when something happens

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line of inquiry

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Investigation, asking questions, gather/collect information. Eventually produces your claim

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Point of view (argumentation)

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The position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated

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Analyze

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Break into parts and examine them

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Evaluate

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Judge

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Synthesize

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Bring together

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Infer

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Educated guess based on the text

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Hook

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A sentence that draws in the reader

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Clincher

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End sentence that leaves the reader pondering

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Emotional appeal

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Makes the audience feel either positive/negative emotions in order to persuade

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Logical appeal

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The argument just makes sense; you’d be stupid not to see the logic

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Elaboration

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Explains how the evidence supports the claim

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Fact

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Cannot be disputed, powerful support/evidence

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Truth

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An idea many people believe

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Warrant

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A reason for thinking, deciding, or doing something

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Opinion

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This is a CLAIM. THIS IS NOT EVIDENCE. It must be PROVED WITH evidence. Unsupported opinion WEAKENS your argument

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Quotes

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From leading experts/authorities

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Statistics

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Employ amounts and numbers, excellent support/evidence

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Authors claim

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A sentence that persuades, argues, convinces, proves, or provocatively suggests something to a reader who may or may not initially agree with you

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Autobiography
A truthful biography written by the main character, or at least drafted with a collaborative writer
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Biography
A truthful account of another persons lifetime (the person is often famous).
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Memoir
A narrative of the writers interpretation of his/her experiences
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Point of View
The angle of vision from which a story is narrated.
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First person point of view
The narrator is a character or an observer
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Third Person omniscient
The narrator knows everything about the characters
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Third person limited
The narrator knows some things about the characters but not everything
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Stanza
A division or unit of a poem that is repeated in the same form-either with similar or identical patterns, or with variation from now stanza to another
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Theme
The idea of a literary work abstracted from its details of language, character, and actions, and cast in the form of a generalization
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Tone
The implied attitude of a writer toward the subject and characters of a work
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Free verse
A type of structure or form in poetry characterized by freedom from regularity and consistency in which elements as rhyme, line length, metrical pattern, and overall poetic structure
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Internal monologue
A speakers or writers "thought bubble"
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Enjambment
A phrase that carries over a line break without a major pause. In French, the word means "straddling" which we think is a perfect way to envision an enjambed line
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End-Stopped Lines
When a line of poetry ends with a period of definite punctuation mark, such as a colon. When lines are end-stopped, each line is its own phrase or unit of syntax.
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Diction
Word choice
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Simile
a simile compares 2 things using the words "as" and "like."
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Alliteration
It is a repetition of the first consonant sounds in several words.
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Mood
Emotion the writer expresses through his writing
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Personification
Gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas.
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Imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
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Speaker
The voice that tells the story
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Occasion
The time and place of the pice: the context that encouraged the writing to happen
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Audience
The group of readers to whom this piece is directed
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Purpose
The reason behind the text
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subject
the general topic, content, and ideas contained in the text
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Metaphor
A statement that does not make sense literally
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Syntax
the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
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genre
The type of literature/film
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sub-genre
genre within a genre
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detached autobiography narration
first person, reliable narrator that guides the reader. Often the character himself
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observer narration
first person, narrator is observer rather than the main participant
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subjective narration
first person, narrator seems unreliable, tries to get reader to share his/her or to assume values or views not normally presumed by the reader.
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preface
an introduction to a book, typically stating its subject, scope, or aims.
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forward
introduction not written by the author
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prologue
a separate introductory section of a literary or musical work.
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epilogue
a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.
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afterword
a concluding section in a book, typically by a person other than the author.
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Literary canon
group of literary works that are considered the most important of a particular time period or place.

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