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4. it’s, its

5. accept, except

6. affect, effect

7. than, then

8. allusion, illusion

9. allude, elude

10. elicit, illicit

BASIC ACADEMIC KEYWORDS (S.A.S.E.)

Again, explain how you understand each of the four listed acts of reading/writing. Be sure to include how each is used differently. Include your grasp of what each act involves and does not involve. DO NOT simply look up a word and list the definition (although you may if you need to, of course, as a starting point); you must also, however, show how YOU understand each term.

Summarize

Analysis

Synthesize

Evaluate

RHETORICAL APPEALS

Again, explain how you understand each of the four three concepts. DO NOT simply look up a word and list the definition (although you may if you need to, of course, as a starting point); you must also, however, show how YOU understand each term.

logos

pathos

ethos

1. I absolutely refuse to (accept except) that my PS4 has been stolen.

2. I don't always like to take my grandmother's (advice advise), but in this case, she is definitely correct about that guy.

3. Do you know whether we will be (aloud allowed) to use our notes during the final exam?

4. The insurance adjuster just showed up to (apprise appraise) the damage to our car.

5. I really need to take some Tylenol; this headache is almost more than I can (bear bare).

6. I realize that it is none of my business, but your new haircut is extremely (bazaar bizarre).

7. After we are done with this activity, I think we will take a 15 minute (brake break).

8. Because it has so many sex scenes in it, that book was (censored censured) in most European countries.

9. The band's new lead guitarist simply couldn't get his fingers to form the correct C minor (cord chord).

10. Of (course coarse), your behavior is the real reason why she is so frustrated.

11. Luckily, Samantha was able to use comedy to (defuse diffuse) the tension of the situation.

12. If you want to sneak in to the concert, your movements must be (discreet discrete).

13.1 expect there to be a huge lightsaber (dual duel) at the end of the upcoming J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars movie.

14. In order to (ensure insure) that you will remember these new vocabulary terms, you need to find some ways to understand them on a personal level.

15. The best thing to do is put your late report in an (envelope envelop) and slip it under her office door.

16. Even though Harry Potter is considered a good guy, he still (flaunts flouts) the rules at Hogwarts all the time.

17. I am actually looking (foreword forward) to this camp-out with your family.

18.1 don't think it is such a good idea to allow that dog to run around (lose loose)like that.

19. The children were thrilled to be able to slide down the (poll pole) at the new fire hall.

20. We took her sister to visit the old burial (sight site) located behind our house.

In each case, revise the original examples to demonstrate your understanding of each rhetorical device.

parallelism: presenting several ideas of equal importance in the same grammatical structure

original: My three favorite hobbies are playing volleyball, composing music, and to draw comics.

revised: My three favorite hobbies are playing volleyball, composing music, and drawing comics.

original: Steven likes playing Assassin's Creed IV more than homework.

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original: The doctor carefully examined the heel, the ankle, and toes.

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original: Success can make us proud; to fail makes us wise.

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asyndeton: consists of omitting conjunctions, phrases, or clauses in a list to create a different effect

original: When he returned, he received medals, riches, and fame.

revised: When he returned, he received medals, riches, fame.

original: The farmers' market had beautiful apples, peaches, pears, and nectarines.

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original: She was a winner, a star, and a hero.

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original: The referee's mistaken call enraged the coaches, the players, and the announcers.

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distinctio: defining your usage of a specific word in order to prevent ambiguity or confusion

original: Now, leave the filter open for a while.

revised: Now, leave the filter open for a while—that is, for two-three minutes.

original: The modern computer takes very little knowledge to maintain.

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original: I would like to buy an expensive car.

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20 words that will make you sound smart? How can you become familiar enough with these terms so that you can use them in your speech and writing in ways that are actually honest and useful?In every case, list at least two definitions from two different dictionaries(no matter how similar the two definitions may be) and two situations in which you can imagine needing to use the word. THIS IS VITAL (even of it means using additional pages): I subscribe to the theory of functional language that poses the idea that people only use language that they need. Therefore, trying to memorize a word’s meaning is (almost) pointless.

1. acrimony

2. dichotomy

3. equivocate

4. esoteric

5. euphemism

6. fastidious

7. finagle

8. glib

9. harbinger

10. idiosyncratic

11. insidious

12. lurid

13. maudlin

14. non sequitur

15. ostentatious

16. ostracize

17. panacea

18. sycophant

19. ubiquitous

20. zealous

climax: presenting ideas (in words, clauses, sentences, etc.) by order of increasing importance, size, locations, etc.

ORIGINAL: When the bucket fell off of the ladder, the paint splashed onto my grandparents’ cheap throw rug, expensive leather sofa, and old drop cloth.

REVISED: When the bucket fell off of the ladder, the paint splashed onto my grandparents’ old drop cloth, cheap throw rug, and expensive leather sofa.

ORIGINAL: Bodies of stationary natural water include oceans, ponds, puddles, and lakes.

REVISED:

ORIGINAL: In our contemporary world, we enjoy many benefits of modern technology: refrigerators, life-saving antibiotics, and ballpoint pens.

REVISED:

polysyndeton: the use of a conjunction between each word, phrase, or clause (the structural opposite of asyndeton)

ORIGINAL: While the freshmen used homemade flashcards, practice quizzes, and online encyclopedias to help them pass their midterm exams, the seniors used video games, cell phones, pepperoni pizza, and light beer to flunk theirs.

REVISED: While the freshmen used homemade flashcards and practice quizzes and online encyclopedias to help them pass their midterm exams, the seniors used video games and cell phones and pepperoni pizza and light beer to help them flunk theirs.

ORIGINAL: Because of that country’s terrible financial situation, the farmers have no rakes, hoes, shovels, or pitchforks.

REVISED:

ORIGINAL: There are so many reasons why I absolutely love camping in the forest near my parents’ house: the trees, the lakes, the birds, and the fresh air.

REVISED:

expletive: a word or phrase the interrupts a sentence to lend emphasis to the words that come before and after

ORIGINAL: The homework assignment was not on eLearn like she said it was.

REVISED: The homework assignment was not, in fact, on eLearn like she said it was.

ORIGINAL: The players now had no other option but to complain to the head coach.

REVISED: in short, the players now had no other option but to complain to the head coach.

ORIGINAL: Losing the storeroom key is the reason she was fired from Best Buy.

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ORIGINAL: The apples in this basket are still edible.

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ORIGINAL: Buying him a new car should help him get to practice on time from now on.

REVISED:

List—and explain the meaning/usage of—the 20 most important transition words/phrases that you could use in academic writing to help guide the reader through your thoughts, ideas, and arguments.

List—and explain the meaning/usage of—the 20 most important signal phrases that you could use in academic writing to indicate what others have said, claimed, or thought.

List (at least) three of your own examples for each rhetorical/stylistic device.

hypophora: the presentation of a question(s) followed immediately by its answer(s)

examples: What Do We Want? Answers! When Do We Want Them? Now!

Did you let me go to the party? No! Did you let me go to the game? No!

rhetorical question: a question intended to make a point to an audience rather than elicit an actual answer

examples: Why should anyone have to live with such debilitating headaches?

How much more of this do we have to take???

anaphora: the repetition of one or more words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences

examples: The reasons for their divorce are confusing; the reasons are sad; the reasons are depressing.

The team was prepared. The team was motivated. The team was excited.

anadiplosis: the repetition of one or more words located at the end of one phrase, clause, or sentence and the beginning of the next

examples: I was confused by her reaction, a reaction that seemed to come out of nowhere.

I had studied all night for the exam, the exam that would decide the next two years of my life.

I - CHOOSE A GRADE (A, B, C, D, OR F) FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING TITLES OF IMAGINARY ACADEMIC PAPERS. CONSIDER ALL OF THE POTENTIAL ELEMENTS THAT MIGHT MAKE A TITLE STRONG OR WEAK. NOTE: TWO POSSIBLE PAPER TITLE FORMULAS (FORMULAE) ARE 1) TOPIC + OPINION + REASONS, AND 2) A HOOK + KEY TERMS + A SOURCE.

1. ____ Paper #2

2. ____ An Analysis of Eminem’s “Not Afraid”

3. ____ “Don’t Touch the Boat!”: A Study of Fatherhood in Stanton’s Finding Nemo

4. ____ Where Do We Go from Here?: The Use of Hope in Angelou’s “Phenomenal Woman”

5. ____ The Films Of Steven Spielberg

6. ____ Playing Video Games is Good for You: How Angry Birds can Help Relieve Stress at Work

7. ____ Is Batman a Good Role Model for Kids?

8. ____ Looking at Fairy Tales

9. ____ Expecto Patronum!: The Use of Latin in the Harry Potter Novels

10. ____ It Grabs Hold of You and Won’t Let Go: A Review of Cuarón’s Gravity

II - CHOOSE THE BEST WORD IN EACH SENTENCE TO MAKE IT THE MOST GRAMMATICALLY COMPLETE AND LOGICAL.

1. Because he complains all the time, Troy’s negative attitude is really starting to (affect effect) me.

2. The new trainer at the gym never gives me a chance to catch my (breath breathe).

3. The scout master explained that the campsite is actually only a little (further farther) up the mountain.

4. There are (fewer less) students in class today than there were yesterday.

5. I guess we really should (of have) left earlier for the concert.

6. We can’t find the PS4 controller because someone forgot to put it in (its it’s) drawer under the TV.

7. This week’s exam is going to be much easier (then than) the one we took last week.

8. The store manager refused to (except accept) the return because the game’s package had been damaged.

9. The assistant director told us that we were (suppose supposed) to get our paychecks by Friday.

10. I am so angry with my best friend that I (could couldn’t) care less that he will be going to jail tonight.

List (at least) three of your own examples for each rhetorical/stylistic device.

examples: - So far I have discussed the depictions of romantic love in Shakespeare’s sonnet.

Now I will illustrate how Keats’ poem deals with the same topic, but in a different manner.

- Up to this point, we have only considered how the new rules will affect the tenured teachers. However, it is vital that we also think about how the rule will affect new teachers as well.

procatalepsis: anticipates possible objections that might be raised by readers and responds to them

examples: - It can certainly be argued that switching to online textbooks was a good move by the

new administration. However, there are many issues with the actual implementation of the online book policies.

- One possible objection to this interpretation of the film as a hero’s journey is that the

main character actually dies at the end. However, while I can understand why someone

might raise such an issue, it actually doesn’t change my argument.

exemplum: offers a specific example that illustrates a point through sensory/concrete details

examples: - My younger brothers spend nearly all of their allowance on video games. For example,

they just bought the collector’s edition of the new NBA2K15 game.

- Our cousin is always doing crazy things. For instance, she just went bungee jumping

for her 21rst birthday.

I.Choose what seems to be the “correct” answer in each of the following sentences.

1. I’m a little surprised that (your / you’re) not coming to the volleyball game tomorrow.

2. They got rid of that old textbook because it has such an offensive image on (it’s/ its) front cover.

3. The new math teacher doesn’t seem to realize how his negative attitude (effects / affects) his students.

4. She (doesn’t / don’t) care about any of her teammates anymore.

5. When you leave for school, don’t forget to (bring / take) your lunchbox.

6. There are (less / fewer) dogs at the park today then there were yesterday.

7. I should (of / have) known that this would get us into deep trouble.

8. Are you sure that we are (aloud / allowed) to be in the cemetery at midnight?

9. This new iPhone app from ESPN (lets / let’s) me start my car from anywhere in the world.

10. Neither of us (are / is) ready to be the president of the student union.

11. Either the head chef (or / nor) the kitchen manager left the main refrigerator’s door unlocked.

12. (May / Can) I please go to the party this Friday?

13. In order to get a better grade on your next paper, you must learn to push your ideas (farther / further).

14. That new drummer looks like she is even more talented than (I / me).

15. Is that (their / there) new car parked over behind the football field?

II. Rewrite each sentence below in order to strengthen its linguistic logic and clarity.

16. My grandmother leaned in and whispered quietly to me.

17. The Olympic athlete ran fast as he neared the finish line.

18. We all used flashlights to give out light as we helped her search for her glasses in the dark yard.

19. Everyone needs to finish their midterm exam in the next ten minutes.

20. Everyone one knows that Captain America: The Winter Soldier is the best film of the year

List (at least) three of your own examples for each rhetorical/stylistic device.

strong verbs: relying more often on stronger verbs will indicate the “doers,” create action, and save words

NOTE: watch out for the overuse of: very, sort of, tend to, kind of, must have, could have, used to, begin to

original: She is very happy.

revised: She grinned from ear to ear.

original: That TV show is kind of interesting.

revised: That TV show makes me think about how consumerism utterly defines this country.

original: I like this ice cream.

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original: She was angry with the dog.

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original: I will have fun at the party.

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Reject clichés: create more original figures of speech, instead of relying on “pre-packaged phrases”

original: white as snow

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original: black as night

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original: ugly as sin

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original: cold as ice

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original: (choose your own cliché)

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original: (choose your own cliché)

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concrete/sensory details: use more specifics to render a more comprehensive experience for your readers

original: I saw a bird in my back yard.

revised: I woke up to the simple melody of a tiny, mud-brown sparrow just outside my bedroom window

at 5:30 this morning.

original: The team was sad after the game.

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original: That exam was hard.

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original: My roommate’s side of the dorm room is messy.

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