Statements in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

A quotation from a written work

The mood of the verb is a cause and effect a condition, then result; definitely will occur

Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word

A position taken by someone with an opposing viewpoint

Sources that provide evidence and facts which support the writer's claim

A writer's or speaker's choice of words

The object that receives the direct action of the verb

When a reader is aware of something that a character isn't aware of

Credibility or ethical appeal

A verbal ending in -ing that is used as a noun

The mood of the verb is a direct commands or request

Used for statements of fact or opinion

A verb form, usually preceded by 'to,' that is used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

Speech or writing marked by a casual, familiar, and generally colloquial use of language. An informal writing style is often more direct than a formal style and may rely more heavily on contractions, abbreviations, and short sentences.

A mood expressing a question

Examples: Do, does, did, can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must

A rhetorical appeal to reason or logic; focused on logic, facts, statistics, data, research, and charts

A verbal that can be used as an adjective, ends in -ing, -ed, or -en

When the subject receives the action

A rhetorical device which appeals to emotions, also called emotional appeal

A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject

An original source of knowledge

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

A secondhand account of an event or a retelling of another person's observations written by someone who did not witness or actually participate in the events. Includes sources that combine, synthesize, and or interpret information from primary sources. Examples include encyclopedias, textbooks, and reviews.

An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected

The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work ie. sentence structure, organization, diction, etc.

A verb form used to express a wish, suggestion, or hypothetical situation

The primary position taken by a writer or speaker; the main argument or claim; the overall answer to a prompt

A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one or two characters

Narrator outside story who reveals none of the thoughts of the characters

A method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story.

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

If he's not careful, his love life could end up like Romeo and Juliet's.

A genre of writing that requires the student to investigate a topic; collect, generate, and evaluate evidence; and take side on the topic.

Repetition of vowel sounds

How now brown cow

A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern

A written reference to a specific work (book, article, dissertation, report, musical composition, etc.) by a particular author or creator which identifies the document in which the work may be found.

The writer's (your) position on an issue or problem

Give an account of similarities and differences between two (or more) items or situations, referring to both (all) of them throughout.

The other side of the issue

Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis

The author directly states a character's traits

To explain why you chose that text evidence in detail

Proof taken directly from the text

A group of words whose meaning is figurative and different from the actual meaning ie. 'Going on a wild goose chase'

Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns 'I' and 'We'

A character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story

The first sentence or question in an essay that is designed to grab the reader's attention. EX.You can use a