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Period exam
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Grammar
12th Grade
01/04/2023

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Comparative Essays
Definition
Analyze how two related subjects are similar or different.
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Venns Diagrams
Definition
Are helpful for brainstorming
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Methods for Comparison Essays
Definition
Point by Point Method and Block Method
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Who is the author, and what are their qualifications?
Definition
Questions to ask about sources
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Who is the publisher? Was the work reviewed by others before publication?
Definition
Questions to ask about sources
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Is this work relevant to my topic?
Definition
Questions to ask about sources
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What is the intended purpose of this work?
Definition
Questions to ask about sources
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How reliable are the sources used for this work?
Definition
Questions to ask about sources
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When was this work published? Is the information still accurate?
Definition
Questions to ask about sources
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Is this work objective (unbiased) or subjective (biased)?
Definition
Questions to ask about sources
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Does this work include first hand information?
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Questions to ask about sources
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RADAR
Definition
Relevance
Authority
Date
Appearance
Reason for writing
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Plagiarism
Definition
Using someone else’s ideas without giving them proper credit
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Direct Quotation
Definition
Quoting directly from a source word-for-word
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Summarizing
Definition
Taking the main points from a large body of text and rewriting them with much less text
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Synthesizing
Definition
Combining information from two or more sources and blending them smoothly into your paragraph using your own words
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Paraphrasing
Definition
Same idea but with different words, roughly the same amount of text
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Essay
Definition
A short written composition on one subject that expresses the views of the writer
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Hook
Definition
First sentence of an essay, designed to grab the reader’s attention
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Controlling Ideas
Definition
Reasons given in the thesis statement that provides support for the writer’s thesis statement
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Topic Sentence
Definition
First sentence of every body paragraph; introduces what the paragraph is about and relates back to thesis statement
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3 important things to consider when writing an essay
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Topic
Purpose
Audience
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Setting
Definition
Where does the action take place
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Theme
Definition
The central idea, moral, or “Why?” of the story
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Mood
Definition
The emotional response a writer invokes with the story (Built with descriptive language)
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