English III Unit 3

alternating

A proving of Point #2, a refutation of Counterpoint #2, and a rebuttal of Counterpoint #2 shows the writer of an 11-paragraph argumentative essay used the _____________ Format to organize her argumentative essay.

conclusion

A reader reads the following sentence in an essay: "Five thousand award-winning doctors agree that eating organic foods definitely prevents cancer." She could draw a(n) _______________ that consuming organic foods prevents cancer.

relevant perspective

A viewpoint related to the subject at hand is ______________.

persuade

A writer would use argumentative/persuasive writing if his purpose is to ______________.

outline

A(n) __________ provides an argumentative essay with an organizing structure.

opinion

An argumentative essay contains the following sentence: "I believe high sales taxes should be imposed upon cigarettes everywhere." The sentence is the writer's ___________ and is part of the thesis statement.

interested

An audience that is already intrigued by the topic of an argumentative essay and basically agrees with the writer's opinion is a(n) ____ audience.

discrepancies

An excellent way to incorporate ___________ found in multiple sources in argumentative essays is to transform them into divergent views.

staying on track

By centering attention upon an argumentative essay's topic, a writer organizes the essay by __________________.

thesis statement

By gathering much evidence, a writer ensures that her ______________ is balanced.

structural patterns

Cause and Effect, Chronological, Compare-Contrast, Descriptive, Problem-and-Solution, and Question-and-Answer are all ______________ you can use to organize nonfiction text.

emotions

Feelings are also known as ____________.

diction

If a sentence in an instructional manual included the words "Slowly turn the screwdriver until the screw is firm within the wood," you would say the words were chosen as part of his _____.

tone

If a sentence in an instructional manual reads, "I don't think anyone is smart enough to assemble this piece of junk," you could say the writer's __________ was negative.

parallel structure

If a writer wanted balance or symmetry in her nonfiction writing, a literary device or rhetorical technique she could use would be _______________.

cultural, historical

If an essay was written about Egyptian culture in 3150 BC, the ______________ context would be Egyptian and the _____________ context would be 3150 BC.

discard

If evidence does not support personal opinions—yours or others—you should ________ it in your essay.

include

If evidence does support personal opinions—yours or others—you should ________ it in your essay.

opposed

If the members of an audience basically disagree with a writer about the topic in an argumentative essay and his opinion, then that audience should be considered a(n) _____ audience.

expert opinion

If you find out that the source you quoted is a specialist in the field in which you are researching, who has multiple degrees and has headed up some of the country's finest schools, you might say that a quote from that source is a(n)

primary

If you were given a choice to use the information about a relevant perspective from a source, which one should you use?

cluster

In the _______________ format of an 11-paragraph argumentative essay, you prove a point, refute a counterpoint, and then you prove a point and refute a counterpoint.

diverse views

Increased knowledge is given to the audience of an argumentative essay through the inclusion of ___________.

explain

Informational/procedural text would be written with expository writing and would be utilized by a writer whose purpose is to __________.

opinions

One way to help figure out the best format for an argumentative essay for a particular audience is to ask questions and examine the details, facts, descriptions, ____________, and divergent views you gather during research.

elements

The __________ of non-fiction include the topic, conflict, facts, text features, style, and tone.

audience

The perspectives a writer of an essay must consider include his own, those of others and experts, and that of the

supporting text

The sentence "Five thousand award-winning doctors agree that eating organic foods definitely prevents cancer" is an example of

style

Tone, diction, sentence variety, plus the usage of literary devices/rhetorical techniques make up the __________ in non-fiction writing.

simple

A 5-paragraph argumentative essay in the body of which three points were proven with supporting evidence, a minimum of two counterpoints were presented and refuted, and the strongest argument was given indicates that the writer used ____________ Format.

clincher

A ___________ may be a story, idea, thought, or quote in order to give a memorable ending to an argumentative essay.

complexities

A method of incorporating _____________ from multiple sources in argumentative essays is to weave them together in an organized way.

conflict

While reading an essay explaining that organic foods prevent cancer, the reader reads "However, many other award-winning doctors do not agree that eating organic foods definitely prevents cancer." The sentence concerns the essay's _____________.

text features

While reading an essay explaining that organic foods prevent cancer, the reader sees a photograph and a graph. He concludes that the essay has _______________ that help him understand the essay.

context

You have to prepare two separate argumentative essays. One is to be included in an educational journal for teachers and one is to be delivered before an audience of education administrators. The _________ for the two argumentative essays differs.

divergent view

You read the following sentence: "Libertarians believe that the government has no right to tax individuals' pursuit of happiness, such as the smoking of cigarettes." The sentence is a ___________.

logic

___________ is the principles that govern reliable inference.

ethics

____________ are the standards of right and wrong.

counterpoints

_____________ support divergent views in an argumentative essay.

interested

audience of college graduates with high-paying jobs who will listen to an argumentative essay on the amazing benefits of education

opposed

audience of convicted criminals without job skills who will hear an argumentative essay on why individuals serving jail time should not be taught job skills

disinterested

audience of doctors who will listen to an argumentative essay on the new style of TV cartoons