Parts of an Essay
You find your evidence from where?
The text/passage/book
Restate the prompt: Should schools have longer recess?
Schools should/should not have longer recess because...
A simile compares two things using ___ or ___?
Like or as
The thesis belongs in which paragraph in a 5 paragraph essay?
The introduction paragraph.
What is a theme?
An essay has how many paragraphs?
5 paragraphs
Restate the prompt: Explain how Judy Heumann has faced discrimination throughout her childhood.
Judy Heumann has faced discrimination throughout her childhood by...
Example: The boy was as fast as lightening.
What two things are being compared?
The boy's speed to lightening
Example: Cats are the best animals because they are natural hunters, protect their kittens, and are very independent.
My 3rd body paragraph will be about what?
How cats are very independent.
Love, family, jealousy, etc. are all examples of what?
Theme topics
How many body paragraphs go into and essay AND how many sentences should be in them?
Write a thesis for the following question:
Should students be required to wear school uniforms?
Students should/should not be required to wear school uniforms because... (reason 1), (reason 2,) and (reason 3).
The trees danced in the wind. This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
What is the purpose of a thesis?
It tells your reader what the essay will be about.
A theme has three parts. The theme topic, the stance, and the ___?
Context (when or how does your theme topic occur?)
How do you cite a quote properly?
Quotation marks and page number.
Write a thesis for the following prompt: Should kids be allowed to stay up as late as they want on weekends?
Example: The girl's hair was a golden lion's mane.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
Write a thesis on the following prompt:
Is social media more harmful or helpful for kids?
A theme is a universal message. Due to this, it CANNOT include what?
Character names or specific plot details.
What is the purpose of a conclusion paragraph?
To wrap up the main points of your essay and provide the "So what?"
Write a thesis on the following prompt: Explain how brain breaks can harm or benefit student learning and focus in class.
Student learning can benefit/harm student learning and focus in class by... (reason 1), (reason 2), and (reason 3).
Which lines have a metaphor? (Hint: There's 2)
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Nature's first green is gold/Her early leaf's a flower
Write a thesis on the following prompt:
Should students be required to learn a second language?
Students should be required to learn a second language because... (reason 1,) (reason 2), and (reason 3).
Create a theme statement for The Crossover.
In order to be correct, must include theme topic, opinion/stance, and context.