Essay Writing
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain
What is RACE?
What is quoted evidence?
The rose smelled sweet as candy.
What is a simile?
When something hints at what is coming up in the story.
foreshadowing
This means "word."
What is -logue-?
Evidence is used to support this.
What is claim or text evidence?
This wraps up the paper and leave the reader with a cause to action, an idea to think about, or cause to believe in.
What is an overall concluding statement or mic drop statement?
That was the last straw (said in anger).
Making an educated guess based on the text.
What is inferencing?
This means "follow."
What is -sequ-?
This is the other side's reasoning.
What is a counterclaim?
This is used to grab the reader's attention.
What is a hook?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
An item in the story represents a bigger picture.
What is symbolism?
This means "look."
A writer's specific position or opinion on a topic.
What is a claim?
The person or group you are trying to convince or persuade.
Examples are: jumbo shrimp, almost completely
What is oxymoron?
When the opposite of what you expect to happen happens.
What is irony?
What is -dict-?
This is considered a "road map" for your essay.
What is a thesis?
Taking someone else's work and passing it off as your own or not citing it correctley.
What is plagiarism?
He lost his job.
What is a euphemism?
Two words with similar meanings.
What are synonyms?
This prefix has the meaning "badly."
What is mis-?