PURPOSE & AUDIENCE
AUTHOR'S LANGUAGE
ESSAY BUILDING BLOCKS
EDITING ESSENTIALS
A SHAMPOO CHRISTMAS
100
WHAT WE TRY TO DO WHEN WE WRITE TO SANTA
WHAT IS PERSUADE?
100
THE WRITER'S WORD CHOICES
WHAT IS DICTION?
100
THE MAIN IDEA OF THE ESSAY
WHAT IS THE THESIS?
100
CHANGING “SHE WERE” TO “SHE WAS” ENSURES THIS ASPECT OF WRITING IS CONSISTENT.
WHAT IS VERB TENSE?
100
"Pa-rum pum pum pum..."
WHAT IS ALLITERATION?
OR
WHAT IS ONOMATOPOEIA?
200
THE INTENDED AUDIENCE FOR "THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS"
WHAT ARE CHILDREN?
200
THE EMOTIONAL FEELING CREATED BY THE AUTHOR'S WORDS
WHAT IS TONE? (OR MOOD)
200
WHAT WE USE TO CONNECT THE EVIDENCE TO THE THESIS
WHAT IS COMMENTARY?
200
THIS PUNCTUATION MARK IS USED TO SEPARATE ITEMS IN A SERIES
WHAT IS A COMMA?
200
"Jack Frost nipping at your nose..."
WHAT IS PERSONIFICATION?
300
THE REASON AN AUTHOR WRITES SOMETHING
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE?
300
DESCRIBES THE WAY AN AUTHOR ARRANGES WORDS TO CREATE SENTENCES
WHAT IS SYNTAX?
300
THE FINAL PARAGRAPH
WHAT IS A CONCLUSION?
300
IT'S THE CORRECT VERSION OF "U NO DASHR AND DANSER"
WHAT IS "YOU KNOW DASHER AND DANCER"?
300
"The tree tops glisten like diamonds in the snow."
WHAT IS SIMILIE?
400
THE CENTRAL IDEA THE AUTHOR WANTS TO COMMUNICATE
WHAT IS THE MESSAGE? (OR THEME OR THESIS)
400
EXAMPLE: "SHE WAS AS FAST AS LIGHTNING."
WHAT IS A SIMILIE?
400
SPECIFIC FACTS, STATISTICS, OR EXAMPLES
WHAT IS EVIDENCE?
400
IT'S "THE KNIFE WAS THROWN BY JOHN" IN ACTIVE VOICE
WHAT IS "JOHN THREW THE KNIFE"?
400
"You really are a heel..."
WHAT IS A METAPHOR?
500
THE PURPOSE OF A NEWS ARTICLE EXPLAINING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF CHRISTMAS TREE FARMING.
WHAT IS INFORM?
500
"BUT I AM FAINT, MY GASHES CRY FOR HELP!" IS AN EXAMPLE OF SHAKESPEARE USING THIS LITERARY DEVICE IN Macbeth.
WHAT IS PERSONIFICATION?
500
THE MAIN POINT OF A PARAGRAPH
WHAT IS A TOPIC SENTENCE?
500
WHAT IS MISSING FROM “I LOVE CHRISTMAS IT’S MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY.”
WHAT IS A PERIOD (".") OR A SEMICOLON? (";")
500
"It's the most wonderful time of the year..."
WHAT IS HYPERBOLE?