Essay
Writing
Writing
What is the purpose of a hook?
Grab the reader's attention
A group of lines that form a division of a poem is a(n)"
Stanza
What is the figurative device in which two unlike things are compared, using the words "like" or "as"?
Simile
What are some reasons authors write?
Persuade, Inform or Entertain
Identify the Simile below...
The tree danced in the wind.
She is as tall as a tree!
That cat is the devil.
My backpack weighs a thousand tons!
She is as tall as a tree!
The first sentence of an essay is called...
The hook sentence
The closing sentence
The 3 topics sentence
The hook sentence
The pattern of rhyming sounds at the end of lines in a poem (ex. aabba)
Rhyme Scheme
"Peter Piper picked a pail of pickled peppers" is an example of:
Alliteration
A speech that is presenting an argument is trying to do what?
Persuade
What is a paragraph?
a group of sentences about one topic
How many sentences does a body paragraph have?
10-12 sentences (answers may vary depending on teacher/professor)
Identify the rhyme scheme:
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
I'm out of my head.
With thinking of you.
ABAB
What is the figurative device that gives a non-living thing human characteristics?
Personification
Read this description and decide the author's purpose.
A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s
to inform
What transition word further explains and clarifies a previous statement?
In conclusion,
In other words,
On the other hand,
Therefore,
In other words,
Where do you include evidence in an essay?
All body paragraphs
2 lines of poetry that usually have end-rhymes
HINT: They belong together...
end rhyme
couplet
connotation
lines
Couplet
What kind of word is Boom, Pow, etc?
Onomatopoeia
One of the most harmful creatures on earth is the fly. Flies spread harmful diseases. They pick up germs with their hair, spreading germs everywhere.
inform
Stonehenge was produced by a culture with no written language, so the certainty of its purpose has largely been a subject of debate. Not _______ recently have more credible theories arisen to replace the legends and speculations that surround this mysterious structure. Which transitional word or phrase would best combine the ideas of the two sentences by signaling sequence?
A. for example B. whereas C. likewise D. until
D. until
Which is an example of correct essay structure?
Hook, 3 Topics sentence, Closing sentence
True or False: Blank Verse is made up of a meter called Iambic Pentameter
True
Language that appeals to your 5 senses
Imagery
Doug knew that he had waited until the last minute to type his research paper, but he couldn't think of what he wanted to write. As Doug was frantically typing away on his computer, the power went out. He hadn't saved his documents. He screamed at the computer as it faded into blackness. Maybe it wouldn't have been too bad if he had a rough draft in which to work from, but he was writing and typing at the same time. Doug swore to himself that this would never happen to him again.
The author shows the importance of
buying a new computer.
not waiting until the last minute to do your assignments.
going to the library to do your research.
making the honor roll.
not waiting until the last minute to do your assignments.
Charles Darwin stated that the fossil record of organisms shows an overall pattern of successive change. _______, within a specific group such as mammals, extinct species that have lived more recently tend to be more similar to species that exist today than to species that lived long ago. Which transitional word would best combine the ideas of the two sentences by signaling addition?
A. However B. Similarly C. Another D. Furthermore
D. Furthermore