Plot Interactions
What is characterization?
The way the author describes the character
Effect
A Works Cited page needs to have everything EXCEPT
*MLA citations
*ABC order
*A clever title
*Hanging Indentions
clever title
What should a persuasive essay start with?
a Hook
What is direct characterization?
When the author directly tells the reader something about the character.
Affect
impact; change
What is a thesis statement?
last sentence of the introduction; states the claim and three supporting reasons
Rhetorical questions, absolute words, facts, repetition, hypothetical situations
What is indirect characterization?
When the author gives clues about the character- reader has to infer characterization
Eminenet
well-respected
What is a complex sentence?
1 dep clause and 1 indep clause
What should the third body paragraph present in a persuasive essay?
Counter argument
Foundation of a story
Conflict
Elude
escape
What is a compound sentence?
2 indep clauses joined together by a comma and coordinating conjunction OR semicolon
What should each body paragraph have to support your ideas?
Evidence from research
How are themes developed?
character's actions, words, appearance, conflict, events
Respectively
in the order given
What type of sentence is this?
The platypus has venom-producing glands, which are rare among mammals, but its venom is not generally lethal to humans.
compoun-complex
3rd