Writing Strategies
Comparing two things using like or as
Simile
Individual vs Group Identification
We use these three letters to help construct a sentence.
IVF
A deadly disease that affects a group of people
Pestilence
Harry Potter vs Lord Voldemort
Man vs Man
The main problem in a text
Conflict
9- St Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
10- Rules of the Game
9- Individual vs Group
10- Expectations
We must write and defend this throughout our essay. (GREEN)
Claim
Apollo
Martin Luther King fighting for justice
Man vs Society
The author paints an image in your mind with their words
Imagery
9- Tell Tale Heart
10- The Palace Thief
10- Expectations
We must use this to support our thoughts (yellow)
Text Evidence
People who are begging somebody with more power than them
Suppliants
A man trying to survive after his plane crashes on a deserted island
Man vs Nature
The author describes a character to the reader
The author's main message to the reader in a text
Central Idea
After we use text evidence we must do this...
Explain
A person who can speak to the gods
Prophet
Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader
Man vs Man
The author uses a word that sounds like something (boom, snap, crack!)
Onomatopoeia
9- Oedipus
10- Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
9- Blindness (so far)
10- Justice/ Equality
After we explain our evidence we must do this (connects the evidence back to our claim)
Analyze
The place where citizens went to pray to Apollo
Delphi
A man goes into depression after he returns home from war
Man vs Self