AP English: Modes - Definition
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
