G6 Literary Essay Vocabulary (LW)

What is an essayist?

• A student who researches essays.

• A person who writes news articles.
• A person who composes essays.
• A person who writes articles about essays.

What does it mean to evaluate something?

• To assess or judge its value or quality.
• To buy a new product.

• To make it more complicated.
• To simplify everything.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

What is inquiry?

• A process of ignoring information.
• A process of making assumptions.
• A process of making things up.
• A process of seeking information.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is precision?

• The quality of being accurate.

• The quality of being able to make a better meal than KFC.

• The quality of being vague and unclear.
• The quality of being biased and one-sided.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What does it mean to convey information?

• To compare important details.

• To destroy room CN208.

• To confuse or mislead the reader.
• To communicate or express something effectively.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What does it mean for something to be thematic?

• To be related to a specific theme or topic.
• To be unrelated to any theme or topic.
• To be automatic, but easy to understand.

• To create a theme, but only once per day.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

What does it mean for something to be intriguing?

• To be confusing and difficult to understand.
• To be the opposite of interesting.

• To be fascinating and interesting.
• To be good at interviews.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What are transitional phrases used for?

• To ignore important details.

• To connect ideas or provide a smooth link between ideas.

• To make the writing more complicated, but get lower scores.

• To take public transport.

What is the difference between an argument and a counterargument?

• An argument is a statement without evidence, while a counterargument is an opposing viewpoint.
• An argument is a statement supported with evidence, while a counterargument is a statement without evidence.
• An argument is a statement supported with evidence, while a counterargument is an opposing viewpoint.
• An argument is a statement without evidence, while a counterargument is a statement with evidence.

What is a thesis?

• The main idea or argument presented in an essay.

• A statement without evidence.
• An object or witness in a courtroom, giving evidence.

• A statement without a clear purpose.