Terms Flashcards
Flowchart shows a sequence of actions or decisions that are part of a larger process
The are good for Problem Solving and how complex systems work.
True or False
True
What is the “Tone”of the text?
Authors feelings or attitudes towards the subject.
Word choice makes the tone
Irony is part of the “Tone” of speech.
True or False
True
Saying one thing but meaning another is called…
Irony
With that, the senator dismissed the petty little problem of mass shootings and returned to the really important issue: his approval ratings.
Type of tone?
Irony.
He says mass shootings are “petty”
His approval ratings are “important”
Finding mood for a text
Difference between tone and mood
Tone is the writers attitude toward the subject
Mood is how it makes the reader feel
Transistions are
Connecting words or phrases that link ideas to show flow or thought
______ is the feeling a text creates within a reader.
Mood
3 Author’s Purposes
Inform
Persuade
Entertain
Op-ed Newspaper Columns
Book and movie reviews
Project Proposals
Argumentative essays
Are which type of Authors Purpose
Persuade- argue a point
Technical Documents
Cookbooks
Newspaper Articles
Expository Essays
What is the Authors Purpose
Inform- Share Knowledge
Novels
Short Stories
Memoirs
What is the authors purpose
Entertain
Authors Point of View
Search
Techniques used by an author to support an argument or develop a main idea.
Rhetorical Strategies
3 Types of Rhetorical Strategies
Appealing to reason
Establishing trust
Appealing to Emotion
What is the index in a book?
Where?
An alphabetical list of topics covered, with page numbers.
Back of Book
Readers can determine tone primarily by examining:
Word choice
Word choice, or diction, is the reader’s most important tool in determining tone?
True or False
True
This term refers to the feelings a text creates in the reader
Mood
______ is the feeling a text creates in a reader, ______ is the authors attitude toward the subject.
Mood
Tone
The author’s attitude toward the subject is also known as
Tone
This phrase describes the set of techniques an author uses to support an argument or develop a main idea
Rhetorical Strategies
The author’s general outlook can be described officially as his _______
Point of view
The author’s _______ is the reason for writing
Purpose
List 3 common formatting features
Italics, Boldface, Underlining
What do Text Features include?
Any element that stands out from the text
Title
Boldface section
Graphic Element
Faulty reasoning is….
No adequate evidence to support an argument
Either/ Or Fallacy is…
Presenting an issue as if it only has 2 choices
What type of faulty reasoning is this:
Women should focus on motherhood, not careers
Either/ Or Fallacy
What type of faulty reasoning is this
Baseball is the best game in the world because it is more fun than any other.
Circular Reasoning
Archives and manuscript materials
Photos, audio & video recordings
Journals letters dairies
Newspapers and magazines published at the time.
Are examples of which kind of source
Primary sources
Autobiographies
Artifacts; clothing, costumes, furniture
Research data; public opinion polls
Are which kind of source?
Primary Sources
These kind of sources (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Respond to
Analyze
Summarize
Comment on
Secondary Sources
Examples of these sources include
Biographies
Research summaries
Literature and art analyses
Political commentaries
Secondary Sources
These souces complie information in a simple, highly summarized way
Including
Encyclopedias
Guide books
Study Guides
Tertiary Sources
Which type of passage tells a story
Narrative
Short stories, Novels, biography are all which type of passage?
Narrative
This type of passage explains or describes something to inform the reader
Expository
Academic essays and Informational Non-fiction are which type of passage?
Expository
This type of writing includes Recipes, Instructions, User Manuals
They explain complex processes or mechanisms
Technical
This type of Text Structure thoughts are arranged in chronological order
Recipes
Action steps in a business proposal
Paper describing the events of WW2
Sequence
This text structure explains similarities and differences between 2 or more subjects
Compare / Contrast
This text structure Describes an event or action and its results
Academic paper about ocean acidification and resulting coral bleeching
An article about a new law and its likely effects on the economy
Are these kind of paragraph
Cause/ Effect
This text structure presents a problem and offers a solution
Problem / Solution
Are themes “Implicit” or Explicit
How about morals?
Theme are implicit
Morals are explicit
What is an “Antecedentes”
It is the noun the pronoun is referring to.
5 Story Elements in Chronological Order.
Exposition (Beginning), Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
What is the difference between Bias & Sterotype
Bias: A Personal Opinion
Sterotype: A widely know generalization
What is the difference between implicit and explicit
Implicit: Implied Not said directly
Explicit: Said directly
Practice Drawing Logical Conclusions
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Which is generally the topic sentence?
1st sentence of every paragraph
Which is the summary sentence? Where is it found?
1st sentence last paragraph
Where would the main idea / thesis statement be found, location?
Last sentence 1st paragraph.
What is an appendix where is it found?
Supplmental information (Charts, bar graphs, maps) relevant to the book located at the back.
What kind of information does the almanac contain?
First frost, phases of moon, tides, eclipses.
What kind of essays purpose is to entertain is fiction and can contain Quotes
Narrative
The opnion words should, could, best, seemed, most are found in which kind of paragraph?
Persuasive
Writings of this type purpose is to Inform. Common publications for these kinds of writings include Textbooks, Encyclopedia, Historical
Expository
According to the teas lady are News Papers Primary Sources
NO !!!
Always read the question first before the passage.
True or False
True
The _____ is the broad, general theme or message. It is what some call the subject. The _______is the “key concept” being expressed.
Topic
Main idea
A conclusion a reader makes using clues in the text is called _______
An inference
Noah sees cookie crumbs on the floor and chocolate around his sons mouth.
Noah assumes his son ate the cookie.
This is called making a(n)__________
Inference
Purpose: Which type of purpose is
Nonfiction
Includes research papers and recipes
Inform
Purpose- Which type of purpose includes
Fiction
Lots of Detsils
Describe
Purpose- Which type of purpose includes
Fiction
Humorous and/or dramatic elements
Entertain
