Unit 2: Conventions, Writing to Sources, and Speaking & Listening

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  1. business letter
    a letter dealing with business
    Write a business letter in which you imagine that you are John Harrison explaining your invention to King George III.
  2. persuasive
    intended or having the power to induce action or belief
    Deliver a humorous persuasive speech in which you propose moving the prime meridian to your hometown.
  3. active voice
    when the subject of a sentence performs the action
    A verb is in the active voice when the subject performs the action.
  4. passive voice
    when the subject of a sentence is a recipient of the action
    A verb is in the passive voice when the action is performed on the subject.
  5. memoir
    an account of the author's personal experiences
    A memoir is a type of autobiographical writing in which an author relates a memory and reflects on its meaning.
  6. oral
    using speech rather than writing
    Prepare an oral recollection. Focus on someone you know who is interesting and important to you or on a group with which you have been involved.
  7. recollection
    something recalled to the mind
    Prepare an oral recollection. Focus on someone you know who is interesting and important to you or on a group with which you have been involved.
  8. direct object
    the object that receives the direct action of the verb
    A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of an action verb.
  9. indirect object
    the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb
    An indirect object is used with a direct object and names the person or thing that something is given to or done for.
  10. object
    (grammar) a noun or noun equivalent that is acted upon
    An indirect object is used with a direct object and names the person or thing that something is given to or done for.
  11. letter
    a written message addressed to a person or organization
    Write a letter to Wiesel in which you respond to his claim in "Keep Memory Alive" that forgetting makes people accomplices to crimes or atrocities.
  12. debate
    a discussion with reasons for and against some proposal
    With a group of classmates, hold a debate about the following paraphrased claim from Wiesel's speech: People who do not speak up against injustice are accomplices.
  13. complement
    a word or phrase used to finish a grammatical construction
    Predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives are subject complements.
  14. critique
    an essay or article that gives an evaluation
    Write a critique, or critical evaluation, of White's essay.
  15. cover letter
    a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information
    Then, write a cover letter and résumé that the person you chose might have submitted for the job of "Founder of the Republic."
  16. resume
    a summary of your academic and work history
    Then, write a cover letter and résumé that the person you chose might have submitted for the job of "Founder of the Republic."
Created on Thu Oct 15 15:58:12 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Feb 18 11:24:38 EST 2021)

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