General Essay Information
Should the first letter of the first word in every sentence be capitalized?
Yes
What is the point of an argumentative essay?
to argue or persuade
What is the point of a narrative essay?
to tell a story
What is the point of an informative essay?
to provide information
What is a rubric?
a guide that is used to grade essays
prefix - beginning
suffix - ending
who won the ncaa women's basketball national championship?
uconn
How many complete sentences should be in a paragraph?
4 to 5
What are two of the six options for a lead in your introduction paragraph?
a quote
an unusual detail
a statistic or fact
a strong statement
an anecdote
a question
What happens in the exposition?
provides background information
What are the five paragraphs needed for an informative essay?
introduction
body paragraph 1
body paragraph 2
body paragraph 3
conclusion
What is the highest you can score on an essay?
10
What is the difference in a common noun and a proper noun?
common does not have to be capitalized, proper does
common is broad, proper is specific
Name one song from the Hamilton soundtrack.
*results may vary*
When is the ATLAS writing test?
What are the six paragraphs needed for an argumentative essay?
introduction
body paragraph 1
body paragraph 2
body paragraph 3
counterclaim
conclusion
What are the three parts of a narrative essay?
beginning, middle, end
What should be included in the body paragraphs of an informative essay?
supporting details about the information you are talking about
What is our grade goal to score on our essays?
8/10
What are the 8 types of speech?
noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, article, preposition, conjunction
Name all 12 zodiac signs (does not have to be in order).
Alicia Keys, HER, Will-I-Am, Lil Jon, Ludacris
What is the difference between formal and informal writing?
formal - "fancy" or "smart" words
informal - "regular" words
What happens in a counterclaim paragraph?
you consider the opposing argument but then prove that it is invalid
What are the five stages of plot development?
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
How are informative and argumentative essays different?
(and no, saying "one argues and one gives information" or any variation of that response does not count. I'm looking for a specific word that I used Wednesday when we worked on our packets)
argumentative essays are biased, informative essays are unbiased
"Conventions of Standard English" refer to following the rules of punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and sentence formation. How do we score a 2 on this section?
keep errors to a minimum
Draw a set of braces, brackets, parenthesis, and quotation marks.
braces: { }
brackets: [ ]
parenthesis: ( )
quotation marks: " "
What anime has the characters Rock Lee, Kakashi, and Sakura
Naruto
What style should each type of essay be written in?
argumentative - formal
narrative - informal
informative - formal
What are three of the key words for an argumentative essay?
argue, prove, defend, take a stand, justify, support
What is one of the key words for a narrative essay?
tell, reflect, develop
What are three key words for an informative essay?
comment, discuss, define, examine, expose, identify, summarize, describe
What are the three reasons why you could score a zero on the ATLAS writing test?
duplicate text, copying any part of the reading material or prompt, and not answering what the prompt is asking
Summarize The Outsiders
get up and do a tik tok dance from 2020 (school appropriate)
lol