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Hayley's Terms for Big Brother is Listening Definition: The use of the exact words of the writer, often in complete sentences, surrounded by quotation marks. The sentence consisted of a direct quotation from the director of the movie. __Direct__ Quotations are taken __directly__ from the mouth of the person who said it. "…the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work. Tone may be formal, informal, intimate, solemn, sombre, playful, serious, ironic, condescending, or many another possible attitude" ([| Source] : Harmon & Holman, 520). The writer’s tone expresses his viewpoint towards his subjects and his audience.
 * Direct Quotations**
 * Tone**
 * A writers tone is the feeling or vibe you get from the story**

[|Kaitlyn Nibbelin Rhetorical Vocab Words from.doc]- Purpose and Examples Kaitlyn Nibbelin Rhetorical Vocab Words from “Big Brother is Listening”

Purpose Pron. Key: **pur**-p//uh// s Definition: What a writer wants to accomplish in a particular piece - his or her reason for writing. Original Sentence: Her purpose in writing the poetry was to inform him of how she was feeling. Memory Key: **P**ur**p**ose is the **p**oint of writing.

Examples: Pron. Key: ig-**zam**-p//uh// l s Definition: Ways of illustrating, developing, or clafifying an idea. Examples enable writers to show and not simply tell the readers what they mean. Original Sentence: The writer used //Frankenstein// as an example in her essay on Romantic literature. Memory Key: **Exam**ples allow the reader to **exam**ine what is being discussed without being described.

Matt Skibo's Generic Vocab for BBIL Original sentence: Randy, Paula, and Simon tried to //winnow// away the horrible singers from the potential //American Idols.// Winnowing wheat from the husks. Memory Key: //Winnie// the Pooh only likes honey, so he //winnows// away all other food options.
 * Winnow**- (wĭn'ō) To rid of undesirable parts.

Original Sentence: It was a relief to Kobe Bryant when the judge decided to //exonerate// him of all rape charges. In 1995, O.J. Simpson was exonerated of all murder charges. Memory Key: Exonerate kind of sounds like execute, but they are sort of opposites: execute means your death and exonerate means you are free from charges against you.
 * Exonerate**- [ig-**zon**-//uh//-reyt] To clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate.

Obstetrics /əbˈstɛ trɪks/ Pronunciation Key or [//uh// b-**ste**-triks]

Definition: the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth

Original sentence: Helping out at the maternity ward in the hospital sparked my interest in childbirth, and by the time I went to college, I knew I wanted to major in obstetrics.



Memory trick: The first two letters in obstetrics are the same first two letter in obese, and you’re kind of obese when you’re pregnant. Pregnancy is the stage before childbirth.

Jessi Nguyen

vilification

derived from 'vilify' [**vil**-//uh//-fahy]

Definition: slanderous defamation; a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

Original sentence: I held back my tears, refusing to let them see how much their racial vilification – “nigger” – had hurt me.



Memory trick: The first three letters - ‘vil’ – are the first three letters of villain, and villains say hurtful or rude things.

Jessi Nguyen

Lauren Claire Brooks General Vocabulary