Appositives
Write the sentence correctly: The student Alaki Byrd went to school in the morning.
The student, Alaki Byrd, went to school in the morning.
What is used to support your reasoning
Ex. In the text, it states, "Research shows that 50% of people love pizza." (p. 5)
Text evidence
What's the organizational pattern: Tells you about something
Description/explanation
Where the story takes place
Setting
Write the sentence correctly: The blue car the 2012 Ford Mustang raced past the house.
The blue car, the 2012 Ford Mustang, raced past the house.
The side you pick in an argumentative ECR, the most important part
Ex. Kids should have recess because it helps with stress and it gives them a healthy physical activity.
Claim
What's the organizational pattern: Differences and similarities
Compare and contrast
People or animals that the story follows
Characters
Write the sentence correctly: Many people went to the new store Toys R Us on Black Friday.
Many people went to the new store, Toys R Us, on Black Friday.
Reasoning for your claim
Ex. One reason why fake service animals have a negative impact on the community is because people misuse privileges.
Topic sentence
What's the organizational pattern: Existing issue that has a resolution
Problem and solution
Point of view
Write the sentence correctly: I went out of town to a different city Las Vegas last weekend.
I went out of town to a different city, Las Vegas, last weekend.
The attention grabber
Ex. Do you think recess is necessary?
Lead
What's the organizational pattern: Something happens, what's the result?
Cause and effect
The morale or message of the story
Write the sentence correctly: The football game took forever then it rained for a long time four hours to be exact.
The football game took forever then it rained for a long time, four hours, to be exact.
Tells the reader how the reasoning connects back to your argument.
Ex. This proves that recess helps with students being healthy. Health is important because students are still children who need exercise to support their growing selves.
Explanation
What's the organizational pattern: Putting things in order, based on time
Sequence/chronological
Sequence or series of events
Plot