Essay Writing
in an essay, you should support this with evidence and reasoning
What is a main claim?
this is the part of the sentence that tells you who or what is doing the verb
What is the subject?
MLA font size & font type
What is Times New Roman 12 pt?
Re-write this sentence so that it uses adjectives out of order:
The red and shiny apple tastes delicious.
The apple, red and shiny, tastes delicious.
a universal message of the story that does not include the names of characters; it's a complete sentence
What is a theme?
also known as quotes or examples in an essay
What is evidence?
Is this a run-on? If so, fix it with correct punctuation and capitalization:
I didn't do it, they did.
Option 1: I didn't do it; they did.
Option 2: I didn't do it, but they did.
Option 3: I didn't do it. They did.
Tell me what is wrong with this heading:
Johnny Doe
English 2, Period 3
Ms. Sharp
27 October 2019
What is the second and third line are swapped?
Re-write these sentences so that you can create an appositive:
The ice cream flavor is yummy. The ice cream flavor is chocolate chip.
What is "The ice cream flavor, chocolate chip, is yummy"?
If you are reading a story, and you mostly learn a lot about the character's personality through what they think, then that means that THIS element of STEAL acronym is predominantly utilized.
What is thoughts?
the connection between the message of the story and how it is applicable to society/the world today. It can include a connection to a theme
What is a big picture?
The subject in the following sentence:
The family is at Disneyland.
What is "the family?"
What you should add to format these titles
Through the Tunnel
Possibility of Evil
A Matter of Prejudice
What are quotation marks?
Use the participle brushstroke:
The baby is hungry. The baby is screaming his lungs out and reaching for his mom.
Screaming his lungs out, reaching for his mom, the baby is hungry.
This ties directly to your main claim/thesis and tells your reader what you are going to prove in the paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
What is introducing the quote / or signaling weaving the quote?
The verb in the following sentence:
The family is at Disneyland.
What is "is"?
MLA formatting of today's date
28 October 2019
Hands shaking, chin quivering, the girl cried.
What is a topic?
the function of reasoning
What is to explain how your evidence proves your claim? What is to analyze the deeper meaning of a quote?
1) Add a period, 2) Add a semi-colon, 3) add a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOY)
The CORRECT way to punctuate an internal citation is...
1) Vladek questions, "You want it should be like a stable here" (Spiegelman 52)?
2) Vladek questions, "You want it should be like a stable here?" (Spiegelman 52)?
3) Vladek questions, "You want it should be like a stable here?" (Spiegelman 52)
4) Vladek questions, "You want it should be like a stable here?" (Spiegelman 52).
What is number 4?
the purpose of brushstrokes
to vary your sentence structure
to recognize different types of sentence structures when you read?
Eat your veggies. ______________. Listen to your parents.