Audience
intended listener or reader
Rhetorical situation
what you are talking about, where you are, who the audience is, and how your communicating
Purpose
to inform, to persuade, to engage
contractions
NEVER use in essays
Revision
Deals with a paper as a whole, considers the strengths and weaknesses, arguments, focuses, and organization, support, and voice as well as mechanical issue
Thesis
last sentence in the first paragraph
Irony
when the meaning of the text appears to mean one thing and ironically means something else or demonstrates on opposite effect then might be expected
Theme
central ideas within the work
imagery
the visual quality added to text with description
syntax
designates the way words are arranged to form phrases, clauses, and sentences
concrete words
stand for items you can touch
abstract words
concepts we have to think about on a grander scale
citation
(authors last name, year published, p. # or para #
tone
the attitude the author seems to have towards the works
peer edit
focused on fixing
personification
when you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn't human or in some cases to something that isn't even alive
narrative essay
tells a story
descriptive essay
used to help the reader completely understand the subject you are writing about to the point they can see
objective
details are recorded without any personal evaluation or reaction
subjective
details are interpreted are analyzed with personal perspective
setting
where and when the plot occurs
1st person
i, me, my
2nd person
you
3rd person
he, she, it, they, them
transitions
transition from one paragraph to another
argumentative essay
argues a point to the reader
satire
a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using horror, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule.
topic sentence
sentence in paragraph that states the topic
reference
page dedicated to the authors that you cited from in your paper
abstract
summary of the paper
running head
goes across the top of the paper is a shortened version of the title
evidence
must be used to back up what is said in the paper
lead-ins
your own words used before a direct quote
reviews
purpose is to elevate something
"2b or Not 2b?"
David Crystal
"Blue-Collar Brilliance"
Mike Rose
"Advertisement R US"
Melissa Rubin
"Who Moves? Who Stays Put? Where's Home?"
Pew Research Team
"Mind Matters"
Steven Johnson
"What Would Happen if You Threw a Revolution and Everyone Showed Up?"
George Russell
"Our Schools Must Do Better"
Bob Hebert
"Why Colleges Shower Their Students With A's"
Brent Staples
"Harrison Bergeron"
Kurt Vonnegut
"The Necklace"
Guy de Maupassant
