Writing
What is the essay form of writing when you are trying to get people to side with your reasoning?
Argumentative-Written Essays
Imagery means?
The author's way or the text's way of making you depict a sense of sight, sense, taste, and/or smell.
(Sight, Sense, Taste, Smell as an answer works too.)
In the famous love story with a tragic ending, what was the name of the significant partner of a boy named Romeo?
Juilet.
"When Jacob woke up and realized he was 2 hours late for school, he knew it was futile to go. He stayed home."
What is the meaning of "futile" used in this text?
useless, not worth.
Luke was driving but his mother knew he didn't have a driver's license. When driving his car, a police officer came to check on him. When the police officer checked up on him, he was held in jail for a few days and given a fine. Why do you think Luke was put in jail?
A. Driving without a license
B. He assaulted someone.
C. He was suspicious to the police.
D. He was driving strangely. (speeding, etc.)
A. Driving without a license.
Driving without a license is punishable up to 60 days in jail and a $600 fine.
No mention of anyone being assaulted.
Suspicion of police is not a valid reason to arrest someone.
No mention he drove strangely, only that an officer came to check up on him.
What is the essay writing form when trying to inform?
Informative-Written Essays
Inference means?
An educated guess based on words around the text/context clues.
A teacher is writing a text to help his students do well on using markings/symbols to find their way of remembering important information that's below the entire sentence/phrase. Which one of these would help them remember specific information?
A. Strikethrough
B. Circle
C. Underline
D. Exclamation Mark
C. Underline
Strikethrough isn't below the sentence and usually covers up the sentences too. It also usually is a meaning of disregarding something.
Circles go around the sentence, not below.
Exclamation marks can be below or above, but they don't go under the whole sentence or phrase.
Juju has his friends outside for a party he hosted. When he was partying, a dog came out and started barking. They all ran away and hid. What is MOST LIKELY the reason for them running away and hiding?
They were scared of dogs.
A boy named Chad went to school and ate 8 school lunch meals. After finishing them all and going home on that same day. He suddenly felt sick. What could've caused this?
He ate a big amount of food for his back. (Ate too much)
What is required within sentences of your essay and makes it look proper?
Punctuation
POV means?
The point of view or person view of the text depicted by the author.
(First-person, second-person, third-person answers work.)
A plane crashed between the border of France and Belgium. Where were the survivors buried?
They won't get buried. Survivors don't need to be buried.
Alvilda was being quite indolent when it came to being asked about doing the chores. Barely doing the work right, and mostly goofed off.
Based on this sentence, what does "indolent" mean?
lazy, avoiding activity or work.
Ann was feeling hungry and she knew her mom bought them both food. Knowing she already ate her food. She checked the fridge and saw her mom's food there. Feeling hungry, she decided to eat it and act her cat, Mona, had somehow had gotten into it. What is a contradicting statement to uncover her lie?
"Her cat getting into the fridge." Cats cannot open fridges. The only way it would've been accessible for a cat is if she opened the fridge and left it out. The gasket (the thing that keeps the fridge closed and cold) is too tight for Mona to open.
OR
Cats cannot open fridges.
What is the block of text that tells you what to write about if it should be about a informative or argumentative essay?
Universal Theme means?
(Not to be confused with Theme)
Universal Theme is where the theme applies to society or the world entirely. For example, love is a universal theme. (Basically less specific)
Sara has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Sara have?
Five, each daughter has the same brother.
"Abby knew what she did was evil and mean. Her malicious behavior would mess up the entire school event."
From this text, what does malicious mean?
Done with hurtful intent, mean spirited, or desire to do something negatively.
(Mean / Disrespectful / Rude answers work.)
Ally was sleeping in her bed and her forehead felt warm. Her mother came to check up on her and realized she had a fever. She wants to measure how warm she is. What can she use?
A thermometer.
Drafts
Ethos means?
a form of rhetoric based on someone's credibility or authority.
What is the meaning of the quote: "To do is to be."?
Meaning or relating to the belief of the action to start doing something that will make you.
Example: Wanting to be successful so start working hard to be successful.
"Ren and his friends were considered "pariahs" in his city. Yet, desperate to be heard, they went to try and get themselves out there to be known and not ignored."
What is the meaning of "pariah(s)" used in this text?
an outcast, excluded from society.
Why do leaves change color in the fall?
Chlorophyll breaking down as the days get shorter and cooler.
Chlorophyll is an acceptable answer too.