figurative language
It is what the passage or paragraph is about.
What is the central idea? (main idea)
a struggle between a person or an outside force
What is external conflict
Medicine has a history spanning many thousands of years and specialized establishments for treating the sick have also existed for eons. Despite the fact that function of hospitals have not changed much during the last century, technological and scientific progress has made possible treatment approaches that could not have been implemented a hundred years ago and made a large contribution to health care. The main differences between hospitals today and a century ago are improved surgical techniques, the safer use of anesthesia, and safer childbirth procedures.
A. Problem/solution
B. Chronological Order
C. Cause and Effect
D. Compare and Contrast
D. compare and contrast?
The reason why an author writes.
Author's Purpose
When you do not know the definition and you have to look around the word. What are those called?
What is context clues?
What are the parts of a paragraph?
Topic sentence, supporting details and conclusion sentence
Headaches can have several causes. Many people think that the major cause of headache is nervous tension, but there is strong evidence that suggests diet and environment as possible factors. Some people get headaches because they are dependent on caffeine. Other people may be allergic to salt, or they may have low blood sugar. Still other people are allergic to household chemicals including polishes, waxes, bug killers, and paint. If they can manage to avoid these substances, their headaches tend to go away. When a person has recurring headaches, it is worthwhile to look for the underlying cause, especially if the result of that search is freedom from pain.
A. Problem/solution
B. Chronological Order
C. Cause and Effect
B. cause and effect?
The feeling the author wants the reader to get.
mood
Last week we installed a kitty door so that our cat could come and go as she pleases. Unfortunately, we ran into a problem. Our cat was afraid to use the kitty door. We tried pushing her through, and that caused her to be even more afraid. The kitty door was dark, and she couldn’t see what was on the other side. The first step we took in solving this problem was taping the kitty door open. After a couple of days, she was confidently coming and going through the open door. However, when we removed the tape and closed the door, once again, she would not go through. They say you catch more bees with honey, so we decided to use food as bait. We would sit next to the kitty door with a can of wet food and click the top of the can. When kitty came through the closed door, we would open the can and feed her. It took five days of doing this to make her unafraid of using the kitty door. Now we have just one last problem; our kitty controls our lives!
A. Problem/solution
B. Chronological Order
C. Cause and Effect
A. problem/solution?
The vocabulary an author uses to show how he or she feels about a topic.
tone
Name the parts of an argumentative essay.
1. Introduction
2. Body paragraphs
3. Counter claim
4. Conclusion