Essays
The most important sentence in an essay.
What is the thesis?
The author's opinion stated in the first paragraph.
Claim
Find the mistake: The team did very well but they still lost the game.
No comma
Where and when a story takes place.
What is setting?
The strategy for annotating a reading passage.
QVMS
This type of evidence should be included in the body paragraphs.
What are quotes?
Showing the other side's arguments and then responding to them.
Counter argument
Find the mistake: She asked, "what would you like to do for a living?"
Capitalize What
Shows what a character remembers from the past.
What is a flashback?
A good conclusion should have what?
A big idea.
The first thing you should do after reading the prompt.
Turn it into a question.
Saying something is right because everyone is doing it.
Bandwagon
Find the mistake: He fell down last year. He has been known to do that.
Has been to was
The author's message in a story; their opinion on a certain topic.
Theme
The cheat code to combine sentences WITHOUT a conjunction.
Semicolon
This type of sentence should be used to conclude an essay.
What is a big idea or commentary?
A question asked to make a point rather than to get an asnwer.
Rhetorical Question
Find the mistake: The children of Abraham Lincoln was unable to become president.
Change was to were
The three things needed for a fiction summary.
Character, conflict, resolution
This punctuation mark always follows a transition word.
comma
This is the graphic organizer you should make to plan your essay paragraphs.
What is a T Chart?
Showing contrasts next to each other to highlight differnces.
Juxtaposition
Combine correctly without moving words around:
The school did so well on the STAAR. This means they'll get a reward.
The school did so well on the benchmark which means they'll get a reward.
This point of view is not told from any one character's perspective but only gives you insights into one character's mind.
Third Person Limited
If a sentence starts with the word "After" what does it need in the middle?
A comma