Essay Writing
Rhetorical Devices
Evaluating Websites
Evidence Types
Characterization & Theme, Tone
100

in an essay, you should support this with evidence and reasoning

What is a main claim?

100

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. 

100

a universal message of the story that does not include the names of characters; it's a complete sentence

What is a theme?

200

also known as quotes or examples in an essay

What is evidence?

200

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.


200

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"?

200

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?

300

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?

300

The subject in the following sentence:

The family is at Disneyland.

What is "the family?" 

300

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. 

300

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?

400
The part of the paragraph where you summarize/explain what is happening in story before the quotation

What is introducing the quote / or signaling weaving the quote?

400

The verb in the following sentence:

The family is at Disneyland.

What is "is"?

400
Re-write the sentence so that you are using the absolute brushstroke:


Her hands were shaking. Here chin was quivering. The girl cried.

Hands shaking, chin quivering, the girl cried. 

400
this is what a story is about (discrimination, love, hate, family, gossip, etc.)

What is a topic?

500

the function of reasoning

What is to explain how your evidence proves your claim? What is to analyze the deeper meaning of a quote?

500
The three ways you can fix a run-on sentence.

1) Add a period, 2) Add a semi-colon, 3) add a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOY)

500

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?

500

the purpose of brushstrokes

What is...

to vary your sentence structure

to recognize different types of sentence structures when you read?

500
Finish the saying:


Eat your veggies. ______________. Listen to your parents.

What is "say no to drugs"?
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