English Y09 Aut1 Flashcards
What is fear?
Fear is a state of being afraid; a feeling of uneasiness caused by potential danger. Fear is a universal emotion, although we all experience our own unique fears.
What are the origins of the word fear?
The word fear traces back to the Old English faer, meaning calamity, danger or a sudden attack.
What does it mean to be isolated?
Isolation means to be, or to feel, separated or far away from family, friends and life. Isolation is a sense of not belonging to society.
What are the origins of the word isolation?
The word traces back to the Latin insula, which means island, something which is separated from the main body of land.
What does the notion of the supernatural mean?
Supernatural means something which is outside of our understanding of nature. The supernatural is associated with ghosts and other spectral beings.
What are the origins of the word supernatural?
The word traces back to the 15th Century, and originally meant ‘of or given by God’ changing in the 18th Century to mean ‘a supernatural being’.
What is meant by the word revenge?
Revenge means to cause harm to someone in retaliation for an injury or hurt originally caused by them. People often believe that an act of revenge will make them feel better or teach someone a lesson.
What are the origins of the word revenge?
The word traces back to the Latin vindicare which means ‘to lay claim to, avenge or punish’.
What is writing to inform?
To tell your reader about somewhere/something they don’t know, or add to their knowledge of a place/location- showing your knowledge of the place.
What is writing to explain?
To make clear what you know about this place and how you know this- explaining the key information you have given.
What is writing to describe?
To give precise details about the, place, experience and journey.
What is writing to persuade?
To manipulate or induce your reading into thinking the way you do or believing in your ideas and experience.
What is an article?
A piece of writing included alongside others in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication. Includes a headline, who, what, when, where, why and how.
What is a blog?
An online journal or informational website displaying information on a particular topic of interest, in reverse chronological order, with the latest posts appearing first, at the top.
What is the aim of a review?
The aim is to offer an honest critique of the place or journey under review, and to make a recommendation to your reader.
What is a leaflet?
A small guide or advertisement containing pictures and information about a place of interest.
What is a letter?
A formal account of your experience, to someone close to you- usually a friend or family member.
Power of three
A writing principle that suggests that a trio of descriptions, or events is more satisfying, effective or easy to remember
Emotive Language
When certain word choices are made to evoke an emotional response.
Rhetorical Questions
A question asked to make a point, rather than get an answer.
Statistics and Facts
The use of numerical data (statistics), or information that can be proven to be true (facts)
Undermine opposing views
You evaluate the merits of your point and any evidence against it. This shows you’re willing to engage with other points of view, and rather than undermining your argument, it serves to strengthen it.
Anecdotes
A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person- used to support your point.
Direct Address
A speaker or writer communicates a message directly to another individual or group of individuals. The person(s) being addressed may be identified by name, nickname, the pronoun you, or an expression that’s either friendly or unfriendly.
Exaggeration
A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
Say it again (Repetition)
Intentionally using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in a speech or written work.
What is a simple sentence?
A sentence that consists of just one independent clause. A simple sentence has no dependent clauses. (An independent clause (unlike a dependent clause) can stand alone as a sentence.)
What is a compound sentence?
Joins two or more sentences that have related ideas of equal importance. The two sentences go together. Each sentence or independent clause must still have a subject and a verb.
What is a complex sentence?
A sentence that contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence.
