Parts of an Essay
TAP: Topic, Arugement, Points
What happened to Malala before she gave her speech at the UN?
There was an attempt on her life (an assassination)
When the what you expect to happen does not happen or something else happens instead
Irony
What does Juan do in order to save his letter going to Marianna in Paris?
He joins the Censors
Is the colon used correctly?
Cynthia hurried into the library after school, checking her phone at exactly 3 45.
No, 3:45 is correct.
The first sentence of your essay is your...
Hook
What does Malala advocate that all governments across the world need to do for boys and girls?
The right to free education
when a person or object in a story carries more than surface level meaning
symbolism (symbol)
The Censors is what genre of story?
Satire
Is the colon used correctly?
He showed Cynthia the title typed at the top of his draft, Freedom and Control An Essay on Power: in Literature,...
Yes
This is when you include your cited information within the text.
In-Text Citation
Why are the Taliban afraid of books and girls getting education?
They have convictions that it is wrong or immoral for girls to recieve an education
a literary genre where the goal is to use humor to create change
satire
What is an example of Irony in The Censors?
Juan ripping his letter he was going to send to Marianna or the fact that the thought he was safe and eneded up being in danger
Name three reasons you use a colon.
A colon (:) introduces lists, explanations, or long quotations after a complete sentence, connects two related independent clauses (where the second explains the first), and serves conventional roles in time (10:30), ratios (2:1), titles (Book: Subtitle), formal letters (Dear Sir:), and Bible verses (John 3:16).
When you want to let your audience know what you are going to be talking about in a body paragraph you write a...
Topic Sentence
Malala mentions a boy in her class was asked why the Taliban were against girl’s education. How did he respond to the question?
He points to his book and says that the Taliban has no idea what is written within the pages of a book
When you repeat the same grammatical strucutre with the same diction and syntax
parrallelism
What country was The Censors written in?
Argentina
Where does the colon go here?
We had to run to the store to buy some produce oranges, apples, and grapes.
: oranges, apples, and grapes.
What do you include at the end of your essay in the conclusion?
You restate your thesis (restated thesis)
How is Parallelism used in Malala’s speech at the United Nations?
to build rhythm, emphasize core demands for education, foster unity, and make her message unforgettable
What does SOAPS stand for?
Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subjects
(Open Response): Anything along the lines of the story highlights how humans react when influenced by power, thinking you are safe in your job when you are not, thinking that you are fine when you are not etc. etc.
Is the colon correctly used here?
The time was exactly 7:30 am.