Academic Vocabulary

Which of the following sentences DOES NOT contain figurative language?

• "...and I hate how familiar his voice is to my ears, that low, rich rasp like gravel wrapped in velvet."

• "The old blue bus coughs and wheezes its way down the road..."

• "...the blackboard covered in complicated mathematical formulas, the floor before it covered in chalk dust."

• "It's been six months since I first told Mama about the strange, frightening thoughts that had started seeping into my brain, wrestled it into submission, and taken over every inch, filling it with dark, blood-soaked images of death."

Identify the purpose from the prompt below:

You are a farmer in favor of the Bracero program. Write a letter to your Congressman persuading him to continue the program, even though the American public is against it.

• a farmer

• a Congressman

• a letter to your Congressman

• persuading your Congressman to continue the Bracero program

Identify the audience from the prompt below:

You are a farmer in favor of the Bracero program. Write a letter to your Congressman persuading him to continue the program, even though the American public is against it.

• a farmer

• a Congressman

• a letter to your Congressman

• persuading your Congressman to continue the Bracero program

Identify the genre from the prompt below:

You are a farmer in favor of the Bracero program. Write a letter to your Congressman persuading him to continue the program, even though the American public is against it.

• a farmer

• a Congressman

• a letter to your Congressman

• persuading your Congressman to continue the Bracero program

Evidence used to support a claim should be (select all that apply)

• relevant

• sufficient

• confusing

• inappropriate

a set of reasons that show that something is true or untrue, right or wrong, etc.

• argument

• counterclaim

• genre

• purpose

spectators, listeners, and intended readers of a writing, performance, or speech

• argument

• audience

• genre

• purpose

to mention something as an example, especially one that supports, proves, or explains an idea or situation

• cite

• evaluate

• relevant

• sufficient

an opposing argument

• audience

• counterclaim

• genre

• purpose

to judge how good, useful, or successful something is

• cite

• evaluate

• figurative

• sufficient