AP English: Modes - Definition

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Many extended def. include

1 more 1 sentence formal definitions

In Formal Def.

1st - present term to be define 2nd - general class its apart of 3rd - qualities that differentiate from other terms in the same class

Make sure def.

Are clear and actually define terms

^ Avoid this by making...

Certain forms of verb be in your def. is followed by noun

Analogies

Comparison that identifies similarities between term and something dissimilar

Paragraph writing

Definition may be essential

Formal Definition

Dictionaries, give, brief, succinct explanations

Can organize def. essay by...

Exemplification, description, comparison and contrast, process, and classification and division

Slang

Informal expressions whose meanings may vary from locale to locale or change as time passes

^ Use this def. isn't complete b/c...

It omits class to which term belongs

Enumeration

Listing its characteristics

Extended Def.

Longer and more complex Include 3 basis parts of formal def. Doesn't follow set pattern of development Instead use whatever strategies best suit term

Sometimes supplying formal def. is ___________________ when...

Necessary Your words have multiple meanings

Supplying formal def. =

Seldom necessary or desirable

Extended def. essays include...

Short formal def. like those in dictionaries

Def. essay

Should have thesis, body, and conclusion

Define terms by...

Synonyms, negation, enumeration, analogies, origin, and development

Negation

Telling what is not

Definition

Tells what a term means and how it is different from other terms in its class Includes explaining what something, or even someone, is - that is, its essential nature

Origin and Development

Word's deviation, original meaning and usages

Synonyms

Words with similar meanings

Use of is when or is where indicates...

You are actually presenting an example

Extended def. useful in...

academic assignments besides essays Ex: explaining abstractions like freedom or slang terms


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