Essay Composition
This sentence clearly states the topic or argument of your essay, and must be restated in the conclusion.
Thesis statement
Atticus, Scout, and Boo Radley are characters in which 1960s southern gothic novel?
To Kill a Mockingbird
This children's story is based off of the stuffed toy of the author's child.
Winnie the Pooh
What is the most spoken language in the world?
Mandarin (Chinese)
This TV show is based off the book series A Song of Ice and Fire, written by George RR Martin.
Game of Thrones
MLA format
How many years did it take Odysseus to return back home?
Ten years
This Emily Bronte novel was recently adapted to the movie screen, featuring actors such as Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.
Wuthering Heights
What is the term for the main character of a story?
Protagonist
Percy Jackson attends this camp for demigod children.
Camp Half-Blood
This is the first sentence of your essay, which captures the reader's attention.
The hook
"Two households, both alike in dignity - In fair Verona, where we lay our scene" is the opening of this classic Shakespeare play.
Romeo and Juliet
Athena
When you are writing another writer's ideas into your own words.
Paraphrasing
This post-apocalyptic zombie drama started first as a comic book.
The Walking Dead
Brainstorming, freewriting, and outlines are an example of which essay writing strategy?
Pre-writing
Who is the narrator of the Great Gatsby?
Nick
This prehistoric movie by Steven Spielberg was based off of a 1990s novel of the same name.
Jurassic Park
"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of which figure of speech?
Similie
This Netflix regency-era romance is based on a series of novels by Julia Quinn.
Bridgerton
What are the three rhetorical appeals?
Logos, Pathos, Ethos
This classic 1818 gothic novel, which births one of the most famous Halloween monsters, was anonymously written by a woman.
Frankenstein
Disney based movies such as The Little Mermaid and Frozen on this Danish author's stories.
Hans Christian Anderson
Which POV is being used in an essay if the words "I", "Me", "My", or "We" are present?
First person
Robert Downey Jr. and Benedict Cumberbatch both played this fictional detective.
Sherlock Holmes