Definitions
What is a central idea?
Main idea of the text.
How many reasons should a thesis statement have?
Three (3)
A narrative story is divided into 3 parts, what are they?
Beginning, Middle, and End.
What is included in an introduction?
Hook, Background information, and Thesis.
I run all around the backyard but never move. What am I?
A Fence
What is a definition?
The meaning of a word.
What is called the main claim of an essay?
Thesis statement
The people or animals in a story are known as?
What is explanatory writing?
informative/Informational writing (gives information)
What has hands but cannot clap?
A Clock
A word that means the opposite of another word is an ...
An Antonym
Where the thesis is usually located?
Bottom part of your Introduction
The time and place of a story is known as the ?
Setting
Which superhero can climb walls and shoot webs?
Spider-Man
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word is an ...
An Synonym
What is an argument
You position on something
What is the conflict of a narrative?
The main problem/issue of the story.
What are the 3 main parts of a body paragraph?
Reason, evidence, and reasoning.
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
What is an inference?
It is an educational guess.
Your three reasons will be the order of your what?
Body paragraphs.
The most exciting moment in a story is known as the ...
Climax
How many paragraphs, at least, should your explanatory essay be for the SBA?
3 paragraphs. Intro, Body, and Conclusion
I get wetter the more I dry. What am I?
A Towel
What does CER stand for?
Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning.
A thesis statement is made up of 3 things: topic, _______, and 3 reasons. What is missing?
The Opinion
The beginning of a story where characters are introduced is called ...
Exposition
How many continents are there in the world?
I have teeth but cannot bite. What am I?
A Comb brush
What is the definition of summary?
Putting all the main ideas of a text in one paragraph.
A thesis that is just has the topic and opinion fact is considered a weak or strong thesis?
Weak Thesis
The ending where problems are solved is called the...
Resolution
What is an eight-sided shape called?
Octogon
Which month has 28 days?
ALL OF THEM
What is Evidence?
What is a counterargument?
What is theme?
The message or lesson of a story.
What type of sources are used for explanatory writing?
Primary and Secondary sources.
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map