creating a visual image of a perosn,place, or thing
Description
100
Concluding sentences purpose?
restate main idea and summarize essay
100
What are 3 transition words?
after, last, during, first, next, finally
100
How to recognize 2nd person?
Us
200
What is a thesis statement?
Main Point of essay
200
A sentence with too much information.
Run-On
200
-Tells reader what main point
-Makes people want to intervene
2 basics of a good title
200
What needs to be in the heading for MLA Format and in what order?
-Name
-Teacher
-Class
-Date
200
-Preview
-Read
-Pause
-Review
Critical Reading Process
300
Name 6 Prewriting Techniques
-Freewriting
-Brainstorming/Listening
-Clustering/Mapping
-Using Internet
-Discussing
-Keeping a journal
300
And, but, or
What are coordinating conjunctions?
300
Having a conversation with yourself, on paper
Freewriting
300
-fits assignment
-states a main point
-Forceful
-Specific
-Something you can show/prove
Basics of a good topic sentence or thesis statement.
300
Major ideas that back up your main point
Primary Support
400
-catch readers attention
-presents thesis statement
-clear idea of what essay will cover
Basics of a good introduction
400
-given in a positive way
-offers suggestions
-may be given in writing or orally
Basics of useful feedback
400
organization presents one point of comparison or contrast between the subjects and then moves to the next point
point-by-point
400
-takes a strong & definite position
-gives good reasons & supporting evidence
-considers opposing views
-has energy from start
Basics of Argument
400
making ideas clearer & stronger
Revising
500
all the points you make are related to your main point
Unity
500
-Smell
-Touch
-See
-Hear
Sensory Description
500
-makes sense of a group of people or items by organizing them into categories
-has a purpose
-categorizes using a single organizing principle
-gives detailed explanations or example
Basics of Classification
500
-Good/Bad
-Like/Dislike
-Strong/Weak
Compare & Contrast
500
Ideas and opinions that we do not question and that we automatically accept as true