When asked about Main/Central Idea, you should think about the ___ ______.
What is the Big Picture
What two things must you remember about MLA formatting?
What is Last Name, First Name and alphabetical order?
How many points on the EOC is a narrative worth?
What is four?
How many points is a BCR worth on the EOC?
What is two?
How many points is an essay worth on the EOC?
What is seven?
What are three common purposes for authors?
What is to inform, to persuade, and to entertain?
What are two reasons an author uses repetition?
What it to make something more memorable and for EMPHASIS?
What must occur in a narrative, typically between two or more characters?
What is dialogue?
What acronyms must be present in the first sentence?
What is TAG and RA?
Part 1: How many paragraphs is an argumentative essay?
Part 2: How many paragraphs is an informational essay?
Part 1: What is 5 paragraphs?
Part 2: What is 4 paragraphs?
What is the definition for an inference?
What is a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning?
What strategies should you use for finding Main/Central idea?
What is eliminating singular facts and and eliminating extra/unnecessary information?
What are three items you must use to add description to a narrative work?
What are sensory details, adjectives, and adverbs?
T/F: For a Who Did It Better BCR, you must cite both passages.
What is true?
Regardless of the type of essay, what should every BODY paragraph have? (minimum of three things)
What is a topic sentence, cited evidence, and mostly E?
What are the three vocabulary strategies?
What are context clues, process of elimination, and connotative meanings?
T/F: A magazine article like National Geographic is considered an untrustworthy resource.
What is false?
What three things will the prompt tell you to establish?
What is the setting, the primary conflict, and point of view?
Where can E be found?
What is your own brain?
T/F: There are some occasions when you only have to cite from one article throughout an essay?
What is False?
ALWAYS CITE FROM BOTH.
Which version of the sentence is best?
A. Based on scientific reasons, the academic study conducted by Jack Turner is really the most trustworthy available resource.
B. Based on scientific reasons, Jack Turner's academic study is a credible available resource.
What is Version B?
When asked to combine sentences, what three things must you consider?
What is nonessential and essential information, repetition, and proper punctuation?
How do you make a connection to the stimulus text?
What is through the mention of a specific detail from the stimulus?
What should your C and E focus on for a who did it better BCR?
What is the author's style, coherence, and/or credibility?
Regardless of essay type, how many reasons should exist in your thesis statement, and how many individual sentences must the reasons be stated in?
What is 2 and at least 3 sentences per reason(intro thesis, body paragraph topic sentence, and restated thesis in conclusion)?