1. S.A.T. Vocabulary Exercise 2 9/5/12

2. S.A.T. Vocabulary, Ex. 2 Use the words in the word bank to complete the sentences below. You may use your August S.A.T. vocabulary list to help you with the sentence completions.

3. Word Bank: admonished, aggregate, allay, anomaly, morphology 1. By the end of every day, the recycling center looks like an _____________ of recyclable aluminum, paper, and glass. 2. Mr. Smith _______________ his students for walking into the test 10 minutes late. 3. Linguists who study ______________ look at word parts such as prefixes, roots, and suffixes.

4. Word Bank: admonished, aggregate, allay, anomaly, morphology 4. Frank is very good about checking his email; I think it was an ____________ that he did not respond to you. 5. The principal tried to ____________ the fears of his teachers concerning the upcoming lay- offs. 6. What does the Greek root morph mean?

5. Persuasion Terms 9/5/12

6. Persuasion Terms If you were in class on Thursday, recall what we talked about, and write a brief definition for the following terms. If you were not in class on Thursday, make a prediction about what each term means. Claim (or position) – Thesis statement – Counterclaim –

7. Persuasion Terms Claim (or position) – Thesis statement – Counterclaim –

8. Persuasion Terms Claim (or position) – The opinion, stand, or belief an author has about an issue. Thesis statement – Counterclaim –

9. Persuasion Terms Claim (or position) – The opinion, stand, or belief an author has about an issue. Thesis statement – A concise one-sentence statement that expresses an author’s position on an issue and directs the purpose of the author’s essay on that issue. Counterclaim –

10. Persuasion Terms Claim (or position) – The opinion, stand, or belief an author has about an issue. Thesis statement – A concise one-sentence statement that expresses an author’s position on an issue and directs the purpose of the author’s essay on that issue. Counterclaim – A potential concern, question, or problem a reader might have with an author’s argument. The author presents the counterclaim, and then responds to it (gives a rebuttal).