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Vocabulary Word:
Holocaust
Definition:
Comes from the Greek words holos
meaning “whole” or “entire” and
caustos meaning burn.
Root words:
The root hol (holisitic)
The root caus (cauterize)
It is the term Jewish people chose to
describe what happened to them
during World War II.
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Vocabulary Word:
allegory
Definition:
Allegory is an extended metaphor
in which characters & actions
symbolize other things. The
underlying meaning has moral,
social, religious, or political
significance. Sooo, an allegory is a
story with TWO meanings: a literal
meaning and a symbolic meaning.
Synonyms:
One big ‘ole metaphor
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Vocabulary Word:
found poem
Definition:
Synonyms:
A poem that is typically taken from
PROSE by using the original words,
phrases, images, and/or sentences,
but manipulating them and
reformatting them into poetic lines.
A poem that you “find”
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Vocabulary Word:
prose
Definition:
Synonyms:
Anything that is NOT poetry
Informational writing
Persuasive writing
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Philanthropy/philanthropic
Definition:
Synonyms:
The effort to increase the well-being
of humankind by charitable
donations
charity
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satire
Definition:
Synonyms:
A use of humor, irony, exaggeration,
or ridicule to expose stupidity
Being a real smart ______
“Harrison Bergeron”
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Vocabulary Word:
allusion
Definition:
Example:
An implied reference to a familiar
person, place, or event w/o actually
mentioning them
“Bah! Hum Bug!
Someone’s nose growing like
___________
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Vocabulary Word:
bias
Definition:
Example:
NOT neutral; unfairly in favor of
someone or something
You are a referee and your nephew is
playing on the basketball team; you
are unfairly biased toward that team
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Vocabulary Word:
fragment
Definition:
Example:
An incomplete sentence – lacks
either a subject or predicate
• When studying for a test.
• Because she ate glue.
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alliteration
Definition:
Example:
The repetition of an initial
CONSONANT SOUND
• Four foolish phones
• Zed’s xylophone was zapped.
• The cougar caught a kite.
• Sam sobbed at the cemetery.
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assonance
Definition:
Example:
The repetition of a VOWEL SOUND
• The fat cat went splat.
• The big pig ate a fig.
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generalization
Definition:
A broad, sweeping statement
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Synonym:
stereotype
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inference
Definition:
An educated guess
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Synonym:
hypothesis
Vocabulary Word:
hyperbole
Definition:
EXTREME exaggeration – typically for
comedic effect
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Vocabulary Word:
irony
Definition:
The opposite of what you would
expect to happen
Example:
You are talking about how you never
hear from Great Aunt Sally, and then
who calls?
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slogan
Definition:
A memorable phrase or motto used
to identify a product or group
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Example:
Just Do It.
I’m Lovin’ It.
Vocabulary Word:
call-to-action
What is it?
It occurs at the (end of an
argumentative text)
Purpose:
Makes clear what the writer or
speaker wants the audience to do
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Vocabulary Word:
media
Definition:
The plural of medium, which is a
means of expression or
communication
Examples:
Radio, television, newspapers,
magazines, internet
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media channels
Definition:
Specific types of media outlets
How media is delivered
Examples:
Television, radio, email, websites,
Twitter, Facebook, texting, podcasts,
newspapers, magazines, billboards
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Vocabulary Word:
target audience
Definition:
The specific audience a writer or
speaker is trying to convince
Examples:
The audience is often defined by age,
gender, education, interests,
experiences, etc…
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