Vocabulary
To Share and Opinion with someone else
"What is"...AGREE
One sentence that expresses the main idea of a research paper or essay, such as an expository essay or argumentative essay
"What is"...THESIS STATEMENT
The facts that prove or disprove something
"What is"...EVIDENCE
A figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as."
"What is"...SIMILE
The highest point of interest, the place where ideas are drawn together, an important turning point in a series of actions, or the most forceful event in a story.
"What is"...PLOT
A Statement that is supported by evidence
"What is"...Argument
In this essay, things are presented according to the order in which they happened (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
"What is"...Time-Order or Chronological, or Sequence
To use evidence or facts to reach a conclusion
"What is"...INFER
The writer or speaker's attitude toward the subject
"What is"...TONE
Concludes the action and ensures that all important plot lines have been tied.
"What is"...RESOLUTION
To make some believe something
"What is"....CONVINCE
In this part of an essay, you place the topic sentences
"What is"...THE BODY
A judgment that you form after considering all the evidence.
"What is"...CONCLUSION
A figure of speech that compares two different things without the words "like" or "as."
"What is"...METAPHOR
Action that happens right after the climax of a story, where the tension decreases.
"What is"...FALLING ACTION
A particular way of considering a situation
"What is"...POINT OF VIEW
This part of the essay leaves a reader with a lasting thought.
"What is"...CALL TO ACTION or CONCLUSION
Read the following passage.
Ellen felt the warm sunlight hit her face. She rolled over in bed, feeling unusually well-rested. But she knew it was a weekday. When she blinked her eyes and saw “9:00 am” on the clock, she shouted, “Oh nooooooo!” So she jumped out of bed, dressed as fast as she could, brushed her teeth in a flash and grabbed her backpack on the way out of the house.
What can you infer from the passage?
Ellen slept longer than usual and is late
Having clear images and strong details
"What is"...VIVID
A struggle or problem a character in a story must overcome
"What is"...CONFLICT
To combine separate materials to form a single product
"What is"...SYNTHESIS
This strategy can help you see how and where to use source information to support your ideas in your essay
"What is"...Creating an OUTLINE
To pay attention to what was hinted at but not said directly; to find a hidden meaning in someone's writing or speech.
"What is"...READ BETWEEN THE LINES
"The clouds were as gray and wrinkled as an elephants skin"
Which word in the sentence show us that it is a smile?
"What is"... AS
Read the following passage from a story.
Shivani pulled the last of the weeds from the garden bed and stood, putting her hand to her back. She was not done weeding, but she could see, at the very far edge of the sky, the fist of an angry storm cloud forming. She had a few more rows to work, but she wasn’t sure if she would get to them before the rain began. Last week, there’d been a rainstorm, but it had been quiet and gentle, a welcome shower that encouraged the tomato plants and the eggplant blossoms to open. Maybe, her plants wouldn't survive.
What sentence in the passage above, best describes the conflict, "A coming storm could destroy a gardener’s vegetables"
"She had a few more rows to work, but she wasn’t sure if she would get to them before the rain began."