Language
A sentence that can stand on its own.
What is an independent clause?
A type of essay that is written in 3rd person and is intended to inform the reader about a topic.
What is an expository essay?
The lesson or message from a text.
What is theme?
This must be in every essay you write, as it backs your stance.
What is evidence?
A one-to-three-word synopsis of what a story is about.
What is topic?
A sentence that cannot stand on its own.
What is a dependent clause? What is a phrase? What is a fragment?
A type of essay that is structured as a five-paragraph essay that includes a claim and must argue for the other side, as well.
What is an argumentative essay?
How the author feels about a topic; how the reader feels about the text.
What is tone?; What is mood?
What are credible websites?
A way for an author to organize the structure of informational articles.
What are text structures?
Something that is said that signifies the opposite of what it means.
What is irony?
A type of essay that is written in 3rd person and tells a story.
What is a narrative?
To inform, entertain, or persuade the reader.
What is author's purpose?
What is figurative language?
A type of literature that often includes figurative language, has different types of structures, and is often used to express emotion.
What is poetry?
Hooks up words, phrases, and clauses. Is typically associated with commas.
What is a conjunction?
A piece of the writing process that is used as a place to organize your thoughts and essay structure before you begin writing.
What is an outline?
A type of literature that includes dialogue, stage directions, and is meant to entertain the audience.
What is drama?
This is the last sentence of your introduction paragraph that tells the reader what they're about to read.
What is a thesis?
The first step when given a story with questions.
What is reading the questions first, before you read the story?
How a word makes someone feel.
What is connotation?
The correct way to format an in-text citation.
What is (Author's Last Name Page Number).?
The three types of literature.
What are prose, poetry, and drama?
This type of word is typically used to begin new paragraphs in an essay.
What are transition words?
This punctuation is commonly used to separate clauses, as well as transitional adverbs.
What is a comma?