Propaganda-is an organized attempt to persuade people to accept certain ideas or take certain actions.
Bandwagon, testimonial and snob appeal are all examples of propaganda...
Retelling-From time to time in your reading, after something important has happened...stop for a few moments....review what has just taken place, focus on the major events...think about them and retell them briefly in you own words.....
Summarizing-You restate the author's main points in your own words. You include only the important ideas and details...
Study and review these words each night until you know them...there could be some application on the test...You could be applying these strategies using newspaper articles or excerpts from books. Good luck...you are a great group of students!
Friday, February 12, 2010
February 17 Vocabulary Quiz Words Continued....
Outlining-Outlining informational text helps you identify important ideas and understand how they are related or connected to each other.
Paraphrasing-When you paraphrase a text, you put it in own words.
Persuasion-When you as a writer use language or visual images to get your audience to believe or do something....
Emotional Appeals, Logical appeals and Logical fallacies are examples of persuasion...
Predicting-To make predictions, look for clues that the writer gives you. Connect those clues with other things you have read, as well as your own experiences. You will adjust your predictions as you read...
Prior Knowledge-Prior means previous or before.....this knowledge is what you know about a subject----before you read a selection...You may recall experiences you have had...
Paraphrasing-When you paraphrase a text, you put it in own words.
Persuasion-When you as a writer use language or visual images to get your audience to believe or do something....
Emotional Appeals, Logical appeals and Logical fallacies are examples of persuasion...
Predicting-To make predictions, look for clues that the writer gives you. Connect those clues with other things you have read, as well as your own experiences. You will adjust your predictions as you read...
Prior Knowledge-Prior means previous or before.....this knowledge is what you know about a subject----before you read a selection...You may recall experiences you have had...
February 17---Upcoming Vocabulary Quiz
These are the words that will be on the test on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 for all classes.
Second Period's Vocabulary Words:
Author's Purpose-The author writes for several reasons:
1)To inform-tell the audience something they did not know previously.
2)To persuade-convince the audience to do something or embrace an idea.
3)To express feelings-opinions contain feelings ---anger, loneliness, joy...
4)To entertain-engage someone's attention by making them laugh .....
Cause/Effect-a cause is the reason something happens. An effect is what happens as a result of the cause....the cause happens first in time. The later event is the effect.
Chronological Order-Most narratives are written in time order...you will see words like NEXT,
THEN, FOLLOWING and other signal words that help you understand sequence/time passing.
FLASHBACK-looking back on events in the past....
Comparison/Contrast-When you compare, you look for similarities was in which things are alike.
When you contrast, you look for differences.
Context Clues-If you don't understand the meaning of a word, you can look at the words surrounding the word or sentences that are before and following the word you do not know..
Evaluating evidence-In persuasive or informational texts, you need to weigh the evidence that writers use to support their ideas....is it adequate, appropriate and accurate?
Fact/Opinion-A fact is something that can be proved true......an opinion expresses a personal belief or feeling. An opinion cannot be proved true or false.
Generalization-A generalization is a broad statement based on several particular situations.....you combine evidence in a text with what you already know to make a broad, universal statement about some topic.
Graphic Features-Headings, design features, maps, charts, tables, diagrams, and illiustrations are all graphic features....they present information visually.
Inference-An inference is an educated guess.....readers make inferences on the basis of clues writers give them and experiences from their own lives. You read between the lines to figure what the writer suggests but does not state directly.
Main Idea-The most important idea in a piece of nonfiction writing...a main idea can be stated directly or implied (suggested).....the reader must infer or guess what it is.....
Notetaking-Notetaking is important if readers want to remember ideas and facts.
Write phrases or notes in your own words to help you recall the events in the story....
Second Period's Vocabulary Words:
Author's Purpose-The author writes for several reasons:
1)To inform-tell the audience something they did not know previously.
2)To persuade-convince the audience to do something or embrace an idea.
3)To express feelings-opinions contain feelings ---anger, loneliness, joy...
4)To entertain-engage someone's attention by making them laugh .....
Cause/Effect-a cause is the reason something happens. An effect is what happens as a result of the cause....the cause happens first in time. The later event is the effect.
Chronological Order-Most narratives are written in time order...you will see words like NEXT,
THEN, FOLLOWING and other signal words that help you understand sequence/time passing.
FLASHBACK-looking back on events in the past....
Comparison/Contrast-When you compare, you look for similarities was in which things are alike.
When you contrast, you look for differences.
Context Clues-If you don't understand the meaning of a word, you can look at the words surrounding the word or sentences that are before and following the word you do not know..
Evaluating evidence-In persuasive or informational texts, you need to weigh the evidence that writers use to support their ideas....is it adequate, appropriate and accurate?
Fact/Opinion-A fact is something that can be proved true......an opinion expresses a personal belief or feeling. An opinion cannot be proved true or false.
Generalization-A generalization is a broad statement based on several particular situations.....you combine evidence in a text with what you already know to make a broad, universal statement about some topic.
Graphic Features-Headings, design features, maps, charts, tables, diagrams, and illiustrations are all graphic features....they present information visually.
Inference-An inference is an educated guess.....readers make inferences on the basis of clues writers give them and experiences from their own lives. You read between the lines to figure what the writer suggests but does not state directly.
Main Idea-The most important idea in a piece of nonfiction writing...a main idea can be stated directly or implied (suggested).....the reader must infer or guess what it is.....
Notetaking-Notetaking is important if readers want to remember ideas and facts.
Write phrases or notes in your own words to help you recall the events in the story....
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