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types of figurative language

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simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole

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extended metaphor

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a metaphor written large and lengthy to make an even deeper, more involved comparison between the subject and the thing it’s being compared with

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what poet was a great lover of extended metaphors

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Emily dickinson

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satire

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use of sarcasm, irony, humor, and ridicule to criticize or mock the foolish behavior of others to bring attention to aparticular subject and promote change

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Horatian satire

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clever and humorous and generally mocks others; not negative

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types of satire in literature

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Horatian and juvenalian

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Juvenalian satire

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shows anger and resentfulness; it can be personal and it’s goal is to provoke change

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example of Horatian satire

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pride and prejudice: ignorance of view of marriage and relationships

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example of Juvenalian satire

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William golding’s lord of the flies: mocks societ structure power and civilization around WWII time of destruction, despair,a nd death

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euphamism

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alternate, inoffensive ways of saying something that might be considered improper or even taboo

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print features in informational texts

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guides: table of contents, preface, index, glossary

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organization aids in information texts

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help reader find important information: change in font, headings and subheadings, lists

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types of media

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visual, auditory, print, artistic, broadcast digital

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print media

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nearly always based on text; books or journals

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artistic media

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painting and sculptures

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braodcast media

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transmit information through various signal waves radio (auditory) tv (visual and auditory)

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digital media

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availabel through digital technologies, and are notable for the dramatic scope and range of information they contain.

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metacognition

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thinking about your thinking; being aware fo what you don’t know, understanding what you will need to know for a certain task an dhaving an idea of how to use your current skilsl to learn what you don’t know.

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What are Noam Chomskys beliefs about language acquisition

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that everyone has a universal grammar hard wired into their brains based on grammatical features shared among divverse language

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brocas area

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seems to be involved in production

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wernicke’s area

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understanding

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phonemes

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each language has its own vowel and consonant sounds, not all of which exist in English

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Chomsky’s linguistic theory

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we are born with an innate ability to learn language, adn with little guidance, children will naturally learn language

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critical period hypothesis

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we have a time frame for learning new language, and once that itme is over, language acquisition becomes much more difficult

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linguistics
the scientfiic study of human language
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two major theoretical perspectives of language development
social-integrationist approaches adn thsoe that offer a nativist approach
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who was the nativist theory developed by
Noam Chomsky
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nativist approach to language
views language as bioloigical and instictive to a newborn and all children have a language acquisition devise
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interactionist approach to language acquisiton
children learn language through interaction and social experiences
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foru major components of language
phonology, semantics, grammatical development, and pragmatics
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phonology
the structur and sequence fo speech sounds
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semantics
vocabulary adn how concepts are expressed through words
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grammatical development
syntax and morphology
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syntax
rules by which wrods are arranged into sentences
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morphology
the use of grammatical markers to indicate tense, active or passive voice
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pragmatics
the rules for appropriate and effective communications: using language for greeting,demanding etc, changing language for talking differently dependin on who it is you are talking to, following rules, such as turn taking and staying on topci
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three main types of appeal in essay writing
ethos, logos,and pathos
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ethos
"character" and refers ot the trustworthiness or credibility of the author. your own character and what you bring to the topic as an individual
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logos
"word" using logic adn reasoning as your appea lthe words we use the clarity of the message itself the credible arguments used and the supporting evidence on which our arguments are built must be a logical and reasoned argument for the audience you are addressing
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pathos
"suffering or experience" appelas to the reader's emotions utilizing story, sensory-based details and vivid language brings human experiences into the argument
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while logos touches the _____, pathos touches the _____
mind, heart
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rhetoric
the art of effective speaking or writing that creatively asserts a point of view, imaginatively expresses important ideas, helps readers remember key points, and atetmpts to shift reader's perspectives
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concepts to keep in mind as you master rhetorical skills
purpose, audience, tone
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rhetoric of sound
alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia
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rhetoric of words
anaphora and epistrophe
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anaphora
repeat a word or set of wrods at the beginning of sentences or lines
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epistrophe
repeating a word or set of words at the end fo sentences or lines
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rhetoric of sentences
aposiopesis, chiasmus, inversion
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aposiopesis
deliverately leaving a sentence unfinished to startle the reader and express a strong emotion
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chiasmus
writer splits his or her sentence into two parts: "JFK ask not what your country can do for youbut what you can do for your country
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inversion
make the reader sit up and take notice. an unusal word order that stresses some more important phrase or point
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rhetoric figures of speech
hyperbole, metaphors, similes, personification, rhetorical questions, a paradox, irony
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rhetorical questions
readers already know the answers to the questions
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paradox
when writer uses words that seem to contradict themselves but actually express a deep meaning
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deductive reasoning
entails starting with a generalization and moving to specific details
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inductive reasoning
involves starting with specific details and moving to a larger concluding point or generalization
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logical fallicy
misconception or false assumption made in reasoning
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distracting fallaces
wil use another argument or form of reasoning to simply distract the audience from the truth red herring, ad hominem, appeal to tradition, straw man
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red herring fallacy
argument that is used as a distraction to the main issue
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ad hominem fallacy
attacking the speaker or organization, rather than the argument itself
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appeal to tradition fallacy
an argument that is used because the solution or action has occurred previously and is expected to continue
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straw man fallacy
a popular fallacy where the arguer manipulates an opponents argument in order to make the argument look as if it is weak and easy to beat
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conditional fallacies
have certain conditions or are the result of certain conditions in the argument band wagon, false dilemma, slippery slope, burden of proof
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bandwagon fallacy
the popularity of an action is the basis for the argument
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false dilemma fallacy
two sollutions are pitted against one another, forcing the listener to choose between two options.
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slippery slope fallacy
the disadvantage is the result of several consequences of the original argument
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burden of proof
fallacy that occurs when the arguer shifts the burden of proof to the opponent, requiring the other to disprove the argument to beat it

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