Study Sheet for Final Exam

1. Active Voice—the subject doing the action
2. Allusion—reference to other works, often historical
3. Authorities—published sources
4. Causal Analysis—an examination of effects that have one or more causes
5. Concession—point of agreement
6. Counter Argument—the opposing view
7. Documentation—providing source information such as author, title, page number, etc. in a standard style (MLA. APA, etc.)
8. Emotional Appeal—appeal that arouses the feelings
9. Ethical Appeal—appeal to the sense of right or wrong (morals)
10. Figurative Language—going beyond the literal meaning into the imaginative realm
11. Genre—a category of artistic work based on form, style, and subject matter
12. Logical Appeal—an assertion based on proof or facts
13. Paraphrase—putting the words of a secondary source into your own words, being careful not to copy exact words
14. Passive Voice—the subject receiving the action
15. Peer Response—students critiquing each other’s essays
16. Personal Testimony—individual accounts or experiences
17. Plagiarism—using the words of source as your own without giving proper credit
18. Primary Research—research gathered firsthand by the researcher
19. Public Resonance—writing an essay so others can draw a connection to it
20. Secondary Research—research that explores the thoughts, theories, or findings of others in print and electronic sources
21. Setting—the time and place of action of a work
22. Statistics—information gathered through experimentation, surveys, polls, and research
23. Style—an author’s particular characteristics that distinguish him or her from others
24. Theme—the controlling idea of a primary work
25. Thesis—the one sentence that states what the rest of the essay will be about