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21 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Main idea
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The major topic were you read or write
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Supporting detail
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Related details in the paragraphs that follow
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Expository writing
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Factual writing that explains or informs
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Cause-and-effect
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Relationship among events
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Chronological organization
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The arrangement of the events in the order they happened
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Compare-and-contrast
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Shows how two or more subjects are similar and different
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Problem-and-solution
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A problem is identified and a solution is given
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Persuasion
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Convince reader to take action
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position
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His or her opinion or point of view about the topic
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How to persuade- persuasive words
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Should, must and ought are often used to cause listeners to change their minds
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How to persuade- facts
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Can provide a strong base for persuading and audience
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How to persuade- Opinions
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Is a persons bias, or judgment or belief about something or someone
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How to persuade- ethic appeals
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Audiences perception of the person.
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How to persuade- Rhetoric questions
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(Question with obvious answers) make readers more likely agree with the persons position
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How to persuade- Emotional appeals
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Can aid in changing peoples minds about particular subjects
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cite
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To refer to or quote by of example
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Justify
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To prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable
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bias
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A personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment
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Biography
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A story of one person's life written by another person
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Autobiography
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Writer's account of his or her own life
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diction
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What vocabulary dose the author use
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