Five-Paragraph Essays
The most important sentence in any essay which explains the main claim of the argument.
What is a thesis statement?
A genre of creative writing that utilizes rhyme scheme, metre, and imagery.
What is poetry?
This woman was an investigative journalist who travelled around the world.
Who is Nellie Bly?
“Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of the competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.”
Who is Jesse Owens?
Multiple words in close proximity that all begin with the same letter.
What is alliteration?
The first sentence of an essay, designed to grab the audience's attention.
What is a hook?
The main character of a novel or story.
What is protagonist?
This man was the prime minister of England during WWII and loved using rhetorical devices.
Who is Winston Churchill?
“What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.”
Who is Gabriel Garcia Marquez?
Using words, phrases, clauses, sentences, or even story plots in groups of three.
What is the Rule of Three/tricolon?
The first sentence of a body paragraph which sets the topical parameters of the paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
The main five forms are man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, man vs. technology, and man vs. the supernatural.
What is conflict?
This man was a British writer who took part in the Christmas Truce.
Who is Henry Williamson?
“A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.”
The cookie jar is empty and you have crumbs all over your mouth and clothes. You've eaten all of the cookies by yourself.
What is illustration and conclusion?
The first sentence of a closing paragraph.
What is a thesis restatement?
A comparison between two different ideas without using the word like or as.
What is a metaphor?
This man was the German best friend of world-famous track star Jesse Owens.
Who is Luz Long?
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.”
Who is Elisabeth Kübler-Ross?
Why do I want to return to Calgary? Perhaps because of its proximity to the majestic rocky mountains.
What is anthypophora?
The structure/outline of a five-paragraph essay.
What is a seven-sentence skeleton?
Writing in a way that describes things one can see, hear, smell, taste, and/or touch.
What is appealing to the senses?
This man was an American naturalist who wrote about the moral lessons that can be learned from things like ants and oak trees.
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
"I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
Who is Robert Frost?
In a crisis situation, you can have a fight, flight, or freeze response. Fighting can often get you into trouble, while fleeing immediately is sometimes cowardly. Freezing is the best option, because it gives you a moment to think.
What is expeditio?