REVISING & EDITING
What change, if any, should be made in this sentence?
"The students was excited about the field trip to the museum."
Change was to were
An article titled "10 Steps to Build Your Own Bookshelf" is most likely written to _____.
Inform
Which of the following is the best thesis statement for an argumentative essay?
A) "I think schools should get rid of school uniforms because I don't like them."
B) "Schools should require uniforms because they promote equality and reduce distractions."
B is correct because it's formal and specific.
What is a direct quotation?
Exact wording from the passage with quotation marks
What is an inference?
An educated guess based on clues and details from a text
Which transition word would best connect these two sentences?
"The experiment failed multiple times. ___ the scientists remained determined to find a solution."
However OR Nevertheless OR Yet (etc)
A political candidate's speech about why voters should elect them in the upcoming election is written primarily to _____.
Persuade
What is the purpose of a hook in an introduction paragraph?
To grab the reader's attention
When citing evidence, what must you include along with the quotation to make it effective?
Hint: ACE
Explanation and analysis that shows how your evidence supports your answer/reason
A character slams the door, crosses her arms, and refuses to speak. What can you infer about her emotional state?
She is angry, frustrated, or upset
What is the best way to combine these sentences?
"Maria studied hard for the exam. She wanted to improve her grade."
"Maria studied hard for the exam because she wanted to improve her grade." "Maria studied hard for the exam; she wanted to improve her grade."
A speaker says, "As a doctor with 20 years of experience treating patients, I can assure you this treatment is effective." Which rhetorical appeal is being used?
Ethos
1. What should you have in the first paragraph of your ECR (essay)?
2. How do you make it?
1. Thesis statement
2. Restate the prompt/question and include two answers/reasons
Why is it important to integrate quotations smoothly (The author states... The text says...) into your writing rather than just dropping them in?
To maintain flow
In a story, dark clouds gather, the wind picks up, and people rush inside. What can you infer is about to happen?
A storm is approaching
What punctuation error needs to be corrected in this sentence?
"The team won the championship therefore they celebrated all night."
Add a semicolon before "therefore" and a comma after it, OR separate into two sentences (correcting a comma splice/run-on sentence):
"The team won the championship; therefore, they celebrated all night." OR "The team won the championship. Therefore, they celebrated all night."
Read this passage: "I can't believe you would do something so foolish and irresponsible. This decision shows a complete lack of judgment." What is the tone?
Angry, upset, disappointed, etc.
Answer the question (Topic Sentence + 1 reason from thesis)
Cite RELEVANT text evidence
Explain how your evidence supports your answer (do not tell me WHAT the text evidence says. You need to EXPLAIN how your evidence supports your answer!)
A student is writing an ECR explaining how the author's use of figurative language help the reader understand the setting. One of her body paragraphs reads:
The author uses imagery. The text says, "The moonlight danced across the water."
What is missing from this body paragraph?
Explanation
A student reads: "Jamie checked her phone for the fifth time in ten minutes, tapping her foot rapidly while glancing at the door."
What can you infer about Jamie's state of mind, and what evidence supports this?
Jamie is nervous/anxious because she checked her phone multiple times, her foot tapping is a nervous gesture, and she keeps looking at the door.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
A) "Before the concert started, the band tuned their instruments, checked the microphones and prepared the playlist."
B) "Before the concert started, the band tuned their instruments, checked the microphones, and prepared the playlist."
Sentence B is correct because it effectively uses the grammar concept of comma in a series.
A satirical article uses humor and exaggeration to criticize society's obsession with social media. What is the author's underlying purpose beyond entertainment?
To persuade readers to reconsider their relationship with social media and question how people behave on it (answers will vary)
What do you need in your argumentative essays? (Hint: you don't need it in your informational essays!)
Counterargument & Rebuttal (Some may say ... because ... However, ...)
A student wants to make a thesis statement for the following prompt.
In the excerpt, how do paragraphs 13 through 17 contribute to the development of the plot?
How should the student write his thesis?
Paragraphs 13 through 17 contribute to the development of the plot by ...
An author describes a town as having "cracked sidewalks, boarded-up storefronts, and faded 'Grand Opening' banners from decades past."
What can you infer about the town's economic condition and the author's tone, and why?
The town is economically struggling or even abandonded; the author's tone is depressed or upset at the state the town was left in; evidence shows physical decay and failed businesses, and the specific detail about old banners emphasizes lost hope/better times