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Unit 2
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English
11th Grade
01/13/2013

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Term

An enthymeme includes three things:

a ______,

a _________,

and a __________.

 

 

 For each premise, _______ is provided, making enthymemes contain ___ total elements to them.

Definition

A claim,

a minor premise,

a major premise,

support,

five

Term
The _______ model takes enthymemes further. Similar to enthymemes, the _____ is the first element. In place of the minor premise is the _______. This is supported by the _______, which is really data or statistics that can support the _______. Following that, in place of the major premise, is the _______. This is supported by a specific _________. Following that, the claim is finally grouped with a _______. This and the claim together can lead to a ________. A _______ doesn't have to be there, however the purpose of it is to offer a possible rebuttal. Overall, this model has ___ elements
Definition

Toulman,

claim,

reason,

grounds,

reason,

warrant,

backing,

qualifier,

reservation,

reservation,

7 elements

Term
What placement can many grammar tools appear in (3)?
Definition

opener,

subject-verb split,

and closer

Term
_____ sentence structure, ______, and _______ are a few of the many reasons to expand on your grammar.
Definition

varied sentence structure,

style,

emphasis

Term
On the test, you'll have to determine the form and function of underlined phrases in sentences. Nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verbs will be the only ______ on the test. The forms desrice what type of ____ it is, such as an infinitive phrase, participal phrase, a prepositional phrase, and so on.
Definition

functions,

phrase

Term
An infinitive phrase can be recognized because it begins with an ________ (this means it will begin with "__" + a simple from of a ____). ______ will normally be included in them. Infinitive phrases can only function as a ____, _____, or ______.
Definition

infinitive,

to,

verb

a Modifier,

noun, adjective, or adverb

 

Term

(To punctuate infinitive phrases correctly)

_____

If the phrase is introducing the main clause, use a ____ to seperate them. If the phrase is interrupting the main clause, use a comma ____ and ____ the phrase. If the phrase concludes a main clause, you ____ need to use a comma

Definition

comma,

before and after,

DON'T

Term
A participle phrase will begin with a ___ or _____ participle. If the participle is present, it will end with -___. A past participle will end with -___. Particples will always act as ______, desribing the noun of the sentence. DO NOT CONFUSE PARTICIPLE PHRASES WITH ______ phrases. These types of phrases also end in -____, which makes them easy to confuse with participle phrases. However, the difference is that these types of phrases act as ____.
Definition

past or present,

ing,

ed,

adjectives,

gerund,

ing,

nouns

Term
______ are words, phrases, or clauses that provide description in sentences. Modifiers can be a variety of things, such as adjectives, adverbs, infinitive phrases, participle phrases, prepositional phrases, and adverb clauses. Expect to see it in the form of ____ and ____.
Definition

Modifiers,

adjectives and adverbs

Term
A prepositional phrase will always begin with a preposition ((Think of examples) Some examples are ___,____,______,____,___ etc.), and they will end with a noun, pronoun, clause, or gerund. A prepositional phrase will always functin as an _____ or ______. If it acts as an adjective, then it will answer the question of "_____." As an adverb, a preposition will answer the question of "___", "_____", or "_____". A prepositional phrase will NEVER have the _____ of a sentence in it.
Definition

inside, away, from, under, above, outside, by, at, with, along, about, without, etc. 

adjective or adverb,

Which,

How, When, or Where,

subject

Term
Multiples verbs is a form that is exactly what it sounds like: There are multiple ____ in a phrase/sentence. Opening verbs are verbs that ____ a sentence (Ex. Alive, the girl crawled out of the train). 
Definition

verbs,

begin

Term
After a negative adverb ((think of some examples) examples are _____,_____,_____,_____, etc.), the verb must be _______.
Definition

hardly ever, never, seldom, nowhere, hardly, only by, etc.

inverted 

Term

Irregular verb forms are something to pay attention to. For instance, LIE vs. LAY. The difference is that lie is referencing ____, while lay is referencing _______. Name the past, present, and future tense of each form:

LIE --------> P= , PR= , F=

LAY ---------> P= , PR= , F= 

Definition

Lie references YOU,

lay references SOMETHING ELSE,

LIE --> P= lain, PR= lay, F= lying

LAY --> P= laid, PR= laid, F= laying

Term
The best way to repair misplaced modifiers is to place the modifier right next to ________
Definition
the noun it's describing
Term
You would want to use inverted verbs to draw attention to either the _______ or the _____. You would NEED to use an inverted verb in grammatical situations with _________ (Examples are: never have I..., rarely do I..., nowehere do I see...). Inverted verbs are verbs that precede (AKA are ____) the subject
Definition

end of the sentence,

of the subject of the sentence,

negative adverbs,

before,

 

Term
Closing adjectives can be in place at the ____ or in a ________. They are basically any adjective that isn't in the _______ of the sentence.
Definition

end,

subject-verb split,

beginning

Term

 

 

COMMENCE EVERYDAY CH. 3 + 4 QUESTIONS

Definition
Term
Diction = ______. It comes from the Latin word ____, meaning style of speech. 
Definition

word coice,

dictio

Term
S.I. Hayawaka wrote the book Language of Thought. In it, he created the "___________", which he believed a good author should be able to manuever easily. At the top of the ladder were _____ terms (ex. justice or transportation), in the middle was somewhat ______ terms (ex. automobiles or juvenile court), and at the bottom of the ladder were _____/_____ terms. 
Definition

the ladder of abstraction,

general terms,

specific terms,

specific/concrete terms

Term
Arrangement in it's basic and general form includes a beginning, middle, and end. Aristotle believed that an arugment always needed a "_____", which would provide points and analysis that would support the argument, however the intro/conclusion could be optional. Plato believed that an argument ____ need all three parts
Definition

middle,

DID

Term
Teachers in ancient Rome used to teach their students to produce a six-part speech, specifically for the genre of ___________. The six parts were the exordium (the _____), the narration (the ______ info.), the partition (statement(s) that would determine the ___ of _____ clearly to the audience), the conformation (provided _____/_____), the refutation (the consideration of possible ______ and the effort to counter them), and the peroration (the ______ of the entire argument AKA conclusion). This helps modern rhetors plans their arguments today.
Definition

courtroom declamations,

introduction,

background,

points of discussion,

reasons/examples,

rebuttals/opposing arguments,

culmination,

 

Term
Old English was originally a ______ language, but in the British Isles Old English was ________.
Definition

germanic,

anglo-saxxon

Term
Latin diction was passed onto the common man by ________ after the _____ invasion brought it to them
Definition

nobility,

norman invasion

Term
Denotation means the ______ meaning of a word, while connotation means an _______ or _______ that a word evokes
Definition

literal meaning,

association or emtion 

Term
One of the most honored ways to elaborate one's style is to empoly the "________", which involves two different principles (S+T). A _______ is a creative arrangement of words in sentences. A ______ is a creative way of expressing/delivering an idea.
Definition

figures of rhetoric,

scheme,

trope

Term
Schemes need _____. The most common scheme involving balance is _______, which uses the same garammatical structure for similar items. There can be _________ of words, clauses, and phrases
Definition

balance, 

parralelism,

parralelism

Term
A _______ is a figure in which more than one item us governed by a single word (normally a ____). The parralelism of words, phrases, and clauses is an example.
Definition
zeugma
Term
Another scheme involving balance is ________. It is parralelism that's used to ______ words, phrases, or clauses. It is used in order to focus on ______. A scheme that is easily confused with it this is an_______, which is when words are repeated in different grammatical forms. 
Definition

antithesis,

juxtapose,

differences,

antimetabole

Term
Schemes
Definition
Term
Schemes involve ______, when a writer needs to interrupt the flow of a passage in order to provide neccessary information. There are two specific schemes to achieve this. One of them (and most commonly used) is _________. The other scheme is an __________. Now this is a construction in which two ________ elements are set side by side, and the second explains the first (ex. Joe Weiderm, a pioneer in personal weight training, would marvel at the facilities open to today's student athletes).  
Definition

interruption,

parenthesis,

appositive,

cooperating

Term
When a writer needs to have the audience focus on a certain ______ effect on prose or heighten _____, they need to use _________. There are two specific schemes useful to achieve this, which are ellipsis and asyndeton. A ____________ is an omission of _________ between related clauses (ex. I skated, I shot, I scored, I cheered- what a glorious moment of sport). A _________ is any omission of words, the meaning of which is provided by the overall context of the passage.
Definition

dramatic effect,

rhythm of a sentence,

omission,

asyndeton,

conjunctions,

ellipsis

Term

Schemes involving repitition of _____ or _____ can lead the reader to pay closer attention to prose. There are many schemes to achieve this, for different situations. Alliteration is repitition of ______ sounds, while Assonance is repitition of _______ sounds. ______ is repitition of the same group of words at the _________ of successive clauses, while Espistrophe is repetition of the same group of words at the _________ of successive clauses.

_________ is the repition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the _______ clause. Climax is the repitition of words, phrases, or clauses in order of increasing _____ or _______.

Definition

sounds or words,

consonant,

vowel,

Anaphora,

beginning,

end,

Anadiplosis,

following,

number or importance

Term
Overall, schemes will involve ________, ________, _________, or _________.
Definition
repetition, interruption, ommision, or balance
Term
Overall, tropes will involve _________, ________, ________, or _________.
Definition

comparisons, 

word play,

over/understatement,

or management of meaning

Term
The most important trope involving comparison is _______, a comparison between two objects without using "like" or "as". ______ is a comparison that uses "like" or "as". A ______ is when a part of something used to refer to the whole (ex. We could rearrange the gym equitment if everyone would lend a hand). Metonymy is an _____ that is referred to by one of it's ________. ________ is when an inanimate object is given human characteristics. _________ is a descriptive word or phrase that is used to refer to _________.
Definition

metaphor,

simile,

Synecdoche,

entity,

attributes,

Personification,

Periphrasis,

a proper name

Term
If a writer wants to entertain his audience, he can do so by using _______. The most common trope to do this is the ____, which a word that suggests two meanings. ________ is when one part of speech, usually a ____, substitutes for another, usually a _____ (ex. When the Little Leaguers lost the championship, they needed just to have a good cry before they could feel okay about their season). Onomatopoeia is when the ______ of words are related to their ______.
Definition

Word-Play,

pun,

Anthimeria,

verb,

noun,

sounds,

meaning/definition

Term

If a writer wants to help the reader see an _____ or _____ clearly, they can do so by ________ or _______ it.

The trope of _________ is called hyperbole (ex. he couldn't make that shot again if he tried a million times), while the trope for _______ is called ______ (ex. shutting out the opponents for three straight games is no small feat for a goaltender).

Definition

idea or point,

overstating or understating it,

overstating,

understating is called litotes,

 

Term
Some tropes are really techniques that allow a writer to play with the _____ and _______ of ideas in strategic ways. A popular way to do this is by using _____, when words are meant to convey the ______ of their true meaning. A _________, words that have apparently _______ meanings are placed near each other, is another way to do this. A Rhetorical Question is another way to achieve this, by asking a question that is designed not to get an idea but to move the development of an ____.
Definition

meaning and development,

Irony,

opposite,

Oxymoron,

contradictory,

idea

Term
The five canons of rhetoric are...
Definition
invention, delivery, arrangement, style, and memory
Term
The three processes of writing are ______, _______, and _________ (in order). However, a good writer can move across these as they wish. 
Definition

Inventing,

Drafting,

Revising

Term
________ refers to developing a grood argument. It is here where you can use the canons of _______ and ______ to first ________ and develop argument you want to make. After that, you need to begin ______ in order to decide what information or example you will use as the backing for your major premise. These three components of _______, ______, and ______ make up the first part of the process of writing.
Definition

Invention,

invention and memory,

investigate

planning,

invention, investigation, and planning

Term
_________ is the second step in the process of writing, wherein you write your first rough draft
Definition
drafting
Term
Step three of the writing process is _______. You start this process by _______ AKA ____ reviewing in order to gain insight on improvement you can make from a "fresh" reader. Then, you can start ______ your draft in order to determine what should be fixed. The final step is ______, where you can make all of the adjustments you want before having it be reread. This is when you can consider the _____, _______, and ________ canons further in order to create the best argument you can.
Definition

Revising,

Consulting,

peer reviewing,

revising,

editing,

style, arrangement, and delivery

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