Argumentative Essay
A statement that asserts a position or belief
What is a claim?
analyze, assess, compare, contrast, examine, evaluate, explain, or review.
What are key words to an informative essay?
Time and place of story
What is setting?
A phrase set off by two commas or two dashed inside a sentence.
What is a non essential?
Using information without citing it or copying it without paraphrasing it
What is plagiarism?
An opposing viewpoint to the main argument
Vivid or descriptive language that appeals to the senses
What is imagery?
a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself
What is 1st Person POV?
The punctuation marks go around evidence that is pulled from the text and is stated word for word.
What are quotation marks?
Facts, examples, or information that support a claim
What is evidence?
Prejudice or favoritism towards a particular viewpoint
What is bias?
To identify similarities and differences between two or more things
What is compare and contrast?
Conversation between characters
What is dialogue?
What is a transition?
The last sentence of the introduction paragraph that controls the body paragraphs of an essay.
What is a thesis?
To prove a statement or argument to be false
What is Refute?
The relationship between actions and their consequences
Most exciting moment of the story; turning point
What is climax?
What three things equally join two sentences?
What are , + FANBOYS, period, and a semicolon?
the paragraphs where the evidence and facts are given supporting the thesis
What are body paragraphs?
A mistaken belief or flawed reasoning
What is a fallacy or fallacious reasoning?
Impartial. It does not show any feelings for or against a topic; therefore, it is unbiased or neutral. No I, you, or we.
What is Objective Tone?
the sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
Two sentences joined by a comma alone and is ALWAYS wrong
What is a comma splice?
Paraphrase, Summary, Direct Quotes
What is combination of evidence?