Homework Part 2 due October 25 – List of Terms
Note: This is a revised list of terms the student should be familiar with and be able to explain in his own words.
This week’s words are in bold. Please use the Term Sheet that is forwarded with the homework each week, ignoring
the prior master list. There will be an informal quiz/game on these terms next week.
TERMS… in your own words
(In the order you will learn them)
(For more formal definition of these terms, see LTW Glossary in back of both the Teacher’s Guide and the Student Workbook)
Words
Canon
Composition
noun - Words are the method we use to share our thoughts with others
noun - An established rule or principle – or – a standard or model to judge by (Canon of Scripture)
noun – the manner in which parts (words) of a thing (essay) are put together
Invention
Arrangement
Elocution
noun - How to come up with something to say
noun - How to select, sort and organize your ideas
noun - How we express our thoughts in the best possible way
Exposition
Enumeration
noun- Statement of the main points in an essay or speech
noun- Statement of the number of reasons you use to support your thesis
Issue
Thesis
noun - A point of debate or a point of controversy (This is your “whether” question)
noun - A statement put forth for discussion (We change “whether” question to a statement)
Sort
Rudimentary
verb – to separate and arrange by kind
adj - very imperfectly developed; fundamental
Definition
Comparison
Circumstance
Relation
Authority
noun – stating unique qualities of your character
noun – how characters are similar and how are they different
noun – what is happening at the time/place of your issue
noun – questions about cause and effect
noun – Who says what about your subject?
Topic
Introduction
noun
noun
Template
Reason
Proof
noun
noun
noun
Forethought
Afterthought
Parallelism
prose
poetry
noun
noun
noun
noun
noun
Questions we ask in order to come up with something to say when we write
The first part of an essay, developed after the body and the conclusion
of the essay are written.
A pattern. Our template is the form we follow when we make an outline for essays
An argument in defense of a thesis
1) main reason(s) or argument(s) that defend our position/thesis.
(In our essays, each main proof is supported by three sub-proofs.)
thinking out in advance (like Prometheus)
action taken that was not thought out in advance (like Epimetheus)
the alignment of words, phrases and clauses in repetitive grammatical form
ordinary language used in writing and speaking
writing usually with a rhythm that repeats; words chosen and arranged to
create a certain emotional response through meaning, sound and rhythm
Lost Tools of Writing – List of Terms
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Scheme
noun
An arrangement of words appealing to the senses
(examples: a rhyming scheme or the scheme of parallelism)
Term
noun
A term is a word that names a thing.
Example: The term for a writing instrument that is made of wood, with a slender
strip of graphite down the center and an eraser on one end is “pencil.”
Definition
noun
1) A definition of a word sets the limits within which a word has meaning
2) One of the Five Common Topics of Invention
Characteristic
noun
a special quality that makes a person or thing different from others in the
same group… a distinguishing trait
Exordium
noun
the opening or first part of the Introduction to your essay or speech.
Narration
noun
the act of telling a story or describing what happens
Anecdote
noun
a short narration of an interesting or amusing incident from real life (not a joke)
Joke
noun
something said to cause laughter
concise
adj
brief and to the point
Recapitulation noun
a concise summary
New Terms due Week 11, October 25, 2012
Essence
noun
the essential nature of a person; what that person is
Attributes
noun
intrinsic qualities that compose the essence of a person
Rhetoric
noun
the art of using language effectively and persuasively
Concrete
adj
involving specific people, things or actions rather than generalized ideas or qualities
Abstract
adj
involving general ideas or qualities rather than specific people, things or actions
Lost Tools of Writing – List of Terms
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