Introductions
M.E.A.L. Body Paragraphs
Evidence and Sources
All About Anime
Name the Netflix Show
Celebrity Musicians
100
Name one way to make a hook sentence (the first sentence in an essay).
Statistic
Visual Picture
Quotation
State the Problem (Make it sound serious)
100
What does the "E" in M-E-A-L stand for?
Evidence
100
FACT OR FICTION: The examples you use to prove your thesis-statement (for an argumentative essay) can come from a range of different sources.
FACT
100
What is the #1 anime in the world?
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
100
Show featuring childhood friends, Jasmine, Monse, Ruby and Jamal as they experience high school in South Central Los Angeles.
On My Block
100
Fans of this Korean music recently hijacked the #ImpeachBidenNow hastag on Twitter, raising lots of eyebrows.
K-pop
200
What is another name (or common word) for a thesis-statement?
Argument
200
What does the "L" in M-E-A-: stand for?
Link
200
FACT OR FICTION: It is perfectly acceptable to put an example from a source in the introductory paragraph of your argumentative essay.
FICTION (Examples are supposed to go in body-paragraphs.)
200
In Tenchi Muyo, what is Tenchi's name?
Masaki
200
Show about a rising high school football star who is recruited from South Crenshaw High to play in Beverly Hills. Features lots of drama on and off the field!
All American
200
Biggest girl group on the planet and singers behind hit singles, "Kill This Love," and "How You Like That."
Blackpink
300
What is the name of one sentence that could come after a thesis-statement and help you list the points you will talk about within your body-paragraphs?
Roadmap Sentence
300
At the end of any M-E-A-L body-paragraph, what to things are you supposed to connect together?
The evidence you just used and your thesis-statement
300
This source, by the author, Piri Thomas, goes over many reasons why a teenage boy (from East Harlem) might succeed or repeat mistakes.
Down These Mean Streets (the memoir)
300
What do anime characters always put behind a close girl friend's name?
Chan
300
Based on the "Archie" comics, a group of high school students devote themselves to figuring out how their classmate died.
Riverdale
300
This singer and her brother, Finneas, won five Grammys for "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"
Billie Eilish
400
Take a look at this short example intro. Which type of sentence (that usually goes in an intro.) is missing?
Roadmap Sentence
400
What is one common transition phrase you can use to start the "A" section of your M-E-A-L body-paragraph?
This example shows...
This example illustrates...
This example reveals...
400
This source, by the author, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, goes over many reasons why a teenage girl (from the Bronx) might succeed or repeat mistakes.
Random Family
400
What Disney movie is said to bare a striking resemblance to an old anime movie?
The Lion King
400
Adapted series about a team of teens sent down to a bombed-out Earth from a colony floating in space. Wars break out, hearts are broken, and characters die. Hint: It's a number.
The 100
400
This rapper and producer from Compton, CA's debut album was called, "Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial," and hit #1 on the Billboard 200 charts.
Roddy Rich
500
Name two specific ways to make a roadmap sentence (the sentence that comes after a thesis-statement and helps you list the points you will talk about in your M-E-A-L body-paragraph.
Give three examples.
Break your argument down into three steps.
500
Within a M-E-A-L body-paragraph, how specifically do you give credit to the person who came up with the idea for your evidence? Fill in the blanks to this answer: You make a _________ by putting the __________ and ____________ of your evidence.
You make a citation by putting the author's last name and page # of your evidence.
500
This is the name of the organization started by Jay Z., Meek Mill, and others that works to reduce the number of American people currently on probation and parole.
Reform Alliance (Visit their webpage and Instagram account to obtain specific sources you could use for your recidivism essay.)
500
Name one (literary) feature that makes anime unique
complex plots, adult focus, exaggerated physical features, and limited animation
500
Lead character in the Netflix telenovela, "__________ the Virgin." Features bilingual storytelling and strong female relationships.
Jane
500
One of two musicians who sang at President Biden's inauguration
Jennifer Lopez (JLo) or Lady Gaga