Essay Structure
Which element of an essay predicts the content, catches the reader's interest, and contains keywords relevant to the topic?
the title
What do the O, P, V, and L stand for in OPVL?
O = Origin
P = Purpose
V = Value
L = Limitations
Define invidious
likely to cause unhappiness or be unpleasant, especially because unfair
Create a sentence using the present perfect.
Examples:
They have proven that wearing a mask significantly reduces the spread of disease.
I have traveled to Japan before.
What are the two key parts that must appear in the body paragraphs of a persuasive essay?
1. Develop and support your own argument
2. Present and counter the opposing view
What are two examples of questions you might ask to determine a source's Limitations?
Examples:
- Is the information out-of-date?
- Was it mistranslated?
- Is there bias?
- What information was not available to the author when it was created?
- Was information specifically left out and other information emphasized?
Define mitigate
to reduce the harmful effects of something
Create a sentence using the past perfect.
Example:
I had reviewed the material before I took the test.
What five elements must an MLA citation for a web page contain?
1. the author's name
2. the web page title
3. the website title
4. the URL
5. the access date
When you are writing a comparison/contrast essay, what kind of language guides readers to know that a comparison is being made?
Indicator words
Examples also accepted:
like, unlike, similar to, different from, both, neither, etc.
Define dogmatic
not willing to accept other ideas or opinions because you think yours are right
Which modal is used to express these three modalities?
- a negative theoretical possibility
- a possibility that actually happens
- a very likely possibility for a future event
can
When you use an anecdote as a hook, what four characteristics must it have?
1. brief
2. descriptive
3. relevant
4. true (hopefully!)
When you use someone else's language in your own writing, what three essential elements must you also include?
1. a citation
2. quotation marks
3. words of your own
- to introduce and provide context for the quote
- to explain its significance and relevance
Define cutting-edge
very modern and with all the newest developments
Create a sentence with a noun clause as the subject.
Example:
That Emily likes snails more than most people is obvious.
If you are using a research question in an essay, where does this question go?
in the introduction paragraph before the thesis
What are two examples of work from this course that demonstrate how you have become a "strong, confident, capable" writer and speaker of academic English?
Choose any two assignments from ELL 11!
Define grey area
something which people are not certain about, usually because there are no clear rules for it
Create a sentence using a defining adjective clause.
Example:
A friend who I met in middle school will be attending the same university as me.