English Semester 2 Study Guide

English 10 semester 2 final study guide. Has content about how to write an argumentative essay, appositives, prepositions, pathos, logos, ethos, citations, and MLA format

Claim

The writer's stance or overall argument, usually the thesis statement.

Counterclaim

A claim that disagrees with the writer's claim.

Rebuttal

Reasoning that disagrees with the counterclaim, explaining why it's not as strong as the claim.

Preposition

A word showing the relationship between a noun/pronoun and its object.

Prepositional Phrase

Consists of a preposition and its object, showing a relationship in a sentence.

Appositive

A noun/pronoun that follows another noun, identifying or explaining it.

Logos

Appeal to the audience using facts and statistics to support an argument.

Pathos

Appeal to the audience's emotions, using emotionally loaded language and stories.

Ethos

Refers to source credibility, using credible sources and sounding credible in an argument.

In-text citation

cites the author’s last name or the title of the source directly after a quote or paraphrased text

Works Cited

Full citation for each source used in your essay

6 and 6 rule

have no more than 6 points with no more than 6 words each on a slide

MLA font style

Times New Roman

MLA font size

12 point font

MLA indentation

indent each new paragraph with a 0.5 inch indentation

MLA spacing

double spaced

MLA text alignment

left aligned

MLA direct quotes

use quotation marks to surround the direct quote and give credit to the source

MLA Title

capitalize all the main words in a title