English Flashcards

1
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is a vast continent rich in folktales

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Africa

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2
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is the literary works of the african continent

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African Literature

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3
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Two Types of Literature

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Oral Literature / African Literature

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4
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praise singer will accompany a narrative with music

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Griot

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5
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a symbolic narrative usually of unknown origin

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Myth

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6
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are used to show your reader’s where the information in your paper was originallt published

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Citation

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7
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Types of Citation

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In text-citation / Work cited page MLA or Reference List

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8
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show your reader all relevant information regarding sources

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Bibliography

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9
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are a part of a larger category called auxiliary verbs which are verbs that cannot be used on their own

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Modal Verbs

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10
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Other yoruba orishas

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Ori and Oya

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11
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5 types of modals

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Probability, Ability, General Ability,Specific Ability, Obligation

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12
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is a written form of an oral debate and can be a fun and interesting style of writing for students

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Persuasive Writing

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13
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is a form of exaggeration or amplification making things bigger in some way than they realy are

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Emphasis

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14
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are words and expressions that emphasize a point according to their categories and functions

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Emphasis markers

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15
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The most common emphasis markers

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Emotive words
Personal Pronouns
Exaggeration
Repetition
Imperatives

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16
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words designed to evoke emotions.

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Emotive words

17
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using “we”, “you”, and “us” to create a connection between readers and writers.

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Personal Pronouns

18
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make something better or worse than that it really is

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Exaggeration

19
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saying the same word or phrase more than once for emphasis

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Repetition

20
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using commands or instructions

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Imperatives

21
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is perhaps the most important feature of argumentive writing. Without it, everything falls apart

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Coherence

22
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The purpose of creating a sensible flow of ideas is for readers to —— what you are writing about.

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easily understand

23
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These are words, phrases, and expressions that are used to tie up loose and disorganized ideas so that the meaning of a piece of writing becomes clearer, more understandable, and more smoothly connected to the next idea.

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Cohesive Devices

24
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There are various types of cohesive devices

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Pronouns
Adverbial Expressions
Conjunctive Adverbs

25
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creates cohesion by explaining how words relate to each other.

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Adverbial Expressions

26
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are effective tools to connect key words, phrases, and sentences in writing

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Pronouns

27
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creates a logical connection between two independent clauses or sentences.

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Conjunctive Adverb

28
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provide connective words between ideas in sentences and establish a relationship between phrases and clauses

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Conjunctive Adverb

29
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is a story that seeks to explain the beginning of the world and the mysterious events that happen in it.

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creation myth

30
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Types of Pronouns

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Personal Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Relative Pronouns

31
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Are also used as transition words. Is a modifier of a verb, adjective and another
——.

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Adverb

32
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Questions adressed in Myths

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Origins of Nature

33
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Purpose of Myth

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give another perspective on life

34
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Myths contain these elements….

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Plot,Characters,Settings, and Theme