Parts of Speech
The turtle ran away with the spoon.
SPOON is what type of speech?
What is a noun
We begin an introduction with this
What is an attention grabber
Before writing anything in the conclusion, what is placed at the beginning?
What is a concluding transition
The essay begins with this
What is an introduction
A person, place, thing, or idea
Mrs. Weiss is one of the greatest Language Arts teachers of all time.
IS =what type of speech?
What is a verb
The second part of the introduction is this
What is introducing the topic of the essay
What do you always end the conclusion with
What is a clincher
These make up the body of the essay
What are body paragraphs
An action word
What is a verb
Although students can be rowdy at times, they generally behave well for Mrs. Weiss.
THEY =What type of speech?
What is a pronoun
Four types of attention grabbers
What is
Personal story, question, quotation, startling statistic
TRUE or FALSE
When restating the thesis statement, the writer should write it word for word.
FALSE
This ends an essay
What is a conclusion
A word that describes a noun
What is an adjective
The cow jumped over the moon.
OVER=what type of speech?
What is a preposition
An introduction always ends with this
What is a thesis statement
How do you write a clincher?
What is full circle. Tie it back to the attention grabber.
TRUE or FALSE
Essays vary in the number of body paragraphs
TRUE
Shows direction or position
My bright pink sweater is my favorite one to wear.
BRIGHT=what type of speech?
What is an adjective
The definition of a thesis statement is this
These two parts of the conclusion can be switched around and placed in any order.
What is restate thesis statement and sum up main points.
In Durand, what type of essay structure does Mrs. Weiss teach?
Joins words or word groups
What is a conjunction