English Flashcards
is a vast continent rich in folktales
Africa
is the literary works of the african continent
African Literature
Two Types of Literature
Oral Literature / African Literature
praise singer will accompany a narrative with music
Griot
a symbolic narrative usually of unknown origin
Myth
are used to show your reader’s where the information in your paper was originallt published
Citation
Types of Citation
In text-citation / Work cited page MLA or Reference List
show your reader all relevant information regarding sources
Bibliography
are a part of a larger category called auxiliary verbs which are verbs that cannot be used on their own
Modal Verbs
Other yoruba orishas
Ori and Oya
5 types of modals
Probability, Ability, General Ability,Specific Ability, Obligation
is a written form of an oral debate and can be a fun and interesting style of writing for students
Persuasive Writing
is a form of exaggeration or amplification making things bigger in some way than they realy are
Emphasis
are words and expressions that emphasize a point according to their categories and functions
Emphasis markers
The most common emphasis markers
Emotive words
Personal Pronouns
Exaggeration
Repetition
Imperatives
words designed to evoke emotions.
Emotive words
using “we”, “you”, and “us” to create a connection between readers and writers.
Personal Pronouns
make something better or worse than that it really is
Exaggeration
saying the same word or phrase more than once for emphasis
Repetition
using commands or instructions
Imperatives
is perhaps the most important feature of argumentive writing. Without it, everything falls apart
Coherence
The purpose of creating a sensible flow of ideas is for readers to —— what you are writing about.
easily understand
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.
Cohesive Devices
There are various types of cohesive devices
Pronouns
Adverbial Expressions
Conjunctive Adverbs