Unit 5 Review

What is rhetoric?

• The art of war

• The art of disagreement

• The art of persuasion

• The art of logic

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The writer's position on an issue

• claim

• counterclaim

• rebuttel

• thesis

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.1C

Statements that address opposing viewpoints.

• counterclaims

• claims

• arguments

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.SL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1C

the literal, dictionary definition of a word

• denotation
• connotation
• etymology
• synonym

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4C

the emotional and/or figurative meaning of a word

• denotation
• connotation
• etymology
• context clues

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the "tone" of a story?

• The feeling the passage evokes from the reader.

• The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject.

• The time and place of the story.

• The summary of events in the story.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3B

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• At the ballpark I enjoyed a delicious, hot dog.

• At the ballpark, I enjoyed a delicious hot dog.

• At the ballpark I enjoyed a delicious, hot, dog.

• At the ballpark I enjoyed a delicious hot dog.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

Which sentence has the correct placement of the comma?

• Even though I forgot to take out the trash my mom, let me go to the party.
• Even though, I forgot to take out the trash my mom let me go to the party.
• Even though I forgot, to take out the trash my mom let me go to the party.
• Even though I forgot to take out the trash, my mom let me go to the party.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

Which shows the correct usage of a comma in a sentence?

• Darla bit into the hot, gooey, bread.

• Darla bit into the hot, gooey bread.

What are semicolons used to do?

• Separate sentence parts

• Separate complete thoughts

• Include information not given in the sentence

• End sentences