Segment 2 Discussion Based Assessments Study Guide
All DBAs require mastery of that unit’s vocabulary terms.
4.08 DBA Topics
• Different types of text features
• Connotation
• Context Clues
• Fiction & Non-Fiction
• Theme
• William Kamkwamba’s story
• Calvin Stanley’s story
5.12 DBA Topics
• Rhetorical Devices
• Logos, Pathos, Ethos
• Argument vs. Persuasion
• Claim & Counterclaim
• Steps of the writing process - argument
• MLA Rules/Citing Sources
6.10 DBA Topics
• Calypso Borealis
• I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
• Syntax & Inverted Syntax
• Diction
• Connotation
• Tone & Mood
• Naturalism & Romanticism
• Steps of the Writing Process - analysis