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Part
essay One
aCTIVITy Selecting language Resources 1.1
WoRd ConneCTIonS
Cognates
Learning Targets
• Develop language resources for speaking and writing about essays. PI.8.12a
• Use an expanded set of words to speak and write precisely. PI.8.12a
The English word diction, the • Adjust language choices to suit the academic setting. PI.8.4
Spanish word dicción, and the
Haitian Creole word diction are The chart presents words and phrases you will use in discussion and writing. cognates. They all mean “a way Think about each word or phrase. Circle Q, H, or T to indicate how well you know of speaking” and come from the
same Latin root dict-, meaning
“to speak.”
it. Work with a partner, asking your partner to explain each word or phrase. Listen closely to the explanation. Then write your partner’s name in the “In Our Own Words” column, along with his or her condensed idea.
Rating
Q
H
T
I have seen this word or phrase, but I have questions about its meaning.
I have heard this word or phrase but do not know it well.
I know this word or phrase so well that I could teach it to someone else.
Word or Phrase
Definition
In Our Own Words
diction
Rating Q H T
word choice; the way something is put into words
expository
Rating Q H T
meant to explain something; explanatory
humor
Rating Q H T
the quality of being funny or amusing
technique
Rating Q H T
a special way of using tools or materials to do something
device
Rating Q H T
something designed to bring about a certain result
theory
Rating Q H T
an explanation of how or why something happens
pun
Rating Q H T
a simple joke that plays off the sound, rather than the meaning, of a word
satire
Rating Q H T
a form of comedy that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to expose and criticize issues in society or people’s weaknesses
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