ACADEMIC WRITING FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE VOCABULARY SET

ACADEMIC WRITING: FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE

VOCABULARY SET 3 • On the following slides are the 10 vocabulary words you must know • Study the definition • Memorize the part of speech

CONVEY • verb • convey, conveys, conveyed, conveying • synonyms: relay, project • definition: to communicate a message or idea to make it known, or understandable • Examples • 1. Her essay contained lots of advanced vocabulary, which conveyed her understanding of the subject. • 2. I will convey my love for him by buying flowers.

COMPELLING • • adjective verb=to compel (compel, compels, compelled, compelling) synonyms: captivating, powerful definition: inspiring interest, attention, or admiration in a powerful and hard to resist way; not able to be resisted • Examples: • 1. She gave a compelling argument for going to the beach-there was no school! • 2. His eyes were strangely compelling, I could not look away from them.

RELENTLESS • • • adjective adverb=relentlessly synonyms: persistent, ruthless definition: constantly intense; harsh or inflexible Examples: • 1. The heat of the desert was relentless, it did not stop day or night. • 2. My boss is relentless, she never stops giving me extra work!

DISREGARD • noun, verb • noun=disregard, verb=disregard, disregards, disregarded, disregarding • synonyms: ignore, indifference • definition: noun= the action or state of not paying attention to; verb= to pay no attention to • Examples: • 1. She had blatant disregard for the law when she drove through the red light. (NOUN) • 2. We could not disregard the evidence that identified the killer, it was too obvious. (VERB)

INSTILL • verb • instill, instills, instilled, instilling • synonyms: implant, impress • definition: gradually but strongly establish an idea, or an attitude, into a person’s mind • Examples: • 1. My father instilled in me an excellent work ethic, I try to never miss class. • 2. If I have children I will instill them with the importance of being honest.

TRAIT • noun • definition: a distinguishing quality, or characteristic, typically belonging to one person • synonyms: quality, attribute • Examples: • 1. Patience is a trait that runs in my family; we all are very levelheaded. • 2. Typically, women are described using emotional traits, such as being sensitive or nurturing.

DEMEANOR • noun • definition: a person’s outward behavior, how they are acting • synonyms: attitude, appearance • Examples: • 1. His calm demeanor made the crying baby settle down to sleep. • 2. Your demeanor at work should be confident and respectful.

BAN • verb and noun • noun=ban • verb=ban, bans, banned, banning • definition: officially, or legally, prohibit something (make something illegal); • Examples: • 1. They are proposing a ban on e-cigarettes on campus; they would not be allowed at all. • 2. Many sports stadiums have banned glass bottles, because broken glass is a very dangerous.

EXEMPT • adjective • definition: free from an obligation (obligation-something you are forced to do) • synonyms: free from, not subject to • Examples: • 1. I was exempt from taking a foreign language in high school, because I was fluent in French. • 2. The students are exempt from the final exam because their averages were 99%.

EAGER • adjective • adverb: eagerly • definition: strongly wanting to do, or have, something • synonyms: hopeful, impatient • Examples: • 1. She was eager for her brother to come home from college; they hadn’t seen each other in 5 months. • 2. The little boys eagerly opened their Christmas presents; ripping away the wrapping paper as fast as they could.

VOCABULARY SET 3 PRACTICE • Complete the following sentences: • 1. I was EXEMPT from _________________, because ________________________________. • 2. He is EAGER to __________________, because _______________________________. • 3. The government should BAN_____________, because ________________________________. • 4. She gave a COMPELLING argument: _________________________________________________. 5. These TRAITS run in my family ______________________.

WORD BUILDING • Words can be changed to fit into different parts of speech • Each word in a different part of speech is used differently • Example: • The VERB ‘suggest’ can be used as the ADVERB ‘suggestively’, the ADJECTIVE ‘suggestive’ and the NOUN ‘suggestion’ • suggest – suggestively – suggestive – suggestion • I suggested (VERB) we go to Hawaii for vacation. • “Are you going to Dubai tonight? ” he asked suggestively (ADVERB). • That was an extremely suggestive (ADJECTIVE) comment. • I am trying to make a suggestion, (NOUN) but you aren’t listening! • (CONTINUED ON NEXT SLIDE)

WORD BUILDING CONTINUED • On the test you will be given the following words: • Explain • Interact • Succeed • Persuade • Identify • Prove • Strategize • Rely • You will be asked to pick a word, and then use it as a specific part of speech • Example: • VERB: She explained the homework to me yesterday. • NOUN: The coach told us the strategy for the soccer game. • STUDY/Memorize the different forms of all the words in the following chart

WORD BUILDING LIST Verb Adverb Adjective Noun explain X (no adverb) explainable explanation Interactively Interactive interaction succeed successfully successful success persuade persuasively persuasive persuasion identify identifiable identification prove X proven proof strategize X strategic strategy reliably reliable reliability

WORD BUILDING PRACTICE 1) The plans were made (STRATEGIZE) __________, so the party will be a guaranteed surprise. 2 )The class was very (INTERACT) ___________ which made the semester much more enjoyable. 3) We completed the project (SUCCEED) ___________ and are proud of our results. 4) She gave me a detailed (EXPLAIN) ___________ of all the things I did wrong on my test. 5) You need to give the Judge (PROVE) _____ that you are innocent. 6) The suspect was easy to (IDENTIFY) ________ because of his tattoos and scars. 7) She was a very (PERSUADE) ______ person; always convincing me to do things I didn’t want to. 8) My car is very (RELY) _______, it never breaks down.

WORD BUILDING PRACTICE ANSWERS • 1. strategically • 2. interactive • 3. successfully • 4. explanation • 5. proof • 6. identify • 7. persuasive • 8. reliable

SENTENCE CORRECTION • There are two sections of sentence correcting on your exam • Section 1 you fix errors in VERB TENSE, SPELLING, WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED, and PRONOUNS • Section 2 you add PUNCTUATION MARKS (, : ? !. ) and CAPITILIZE LETTERS • PLEASE STUDY/REVIEW these topics to prepare

PARTS OF AN ESSAY PRACTICE • Answer the following questions about an essay • If you cannot answer these questions, please review the Week 13 Class 1 Power. Point 1) How are the body paragraphs of an argumentative essay different from each other? 2) What four pieces of information do you need when citing on online article on your APA Reference page? ________, ___________, _____ 3) What are two reasons we use in-text citations in our essays? 4) In an essay, what needs to be in the Introduction? 5) In an essay, what needs to be in the conclusion?