Vocabulary
Introduction to Essays
Writing a paragraph
Writing an Essay
Making connections
100
The main argument or purpose of a piece of writing
What is a "Thesis Statement"
100
The type of essay that educates your reader on a topic
What is an Informative Essay
100
Name all parts needed to write a paragraph
What is a (1) "Title," (2) "Topic Sentence," (3) "Body Sentences" and (4) "Conclusion"
100
These are the 4 types of introductory statements you can use when writing an introductory paragraph
What is a...
(1) Question
(2) Fun Fact
(3) Quote
(4) Anecdotal
100
What should you do with your thesis statement in your conclusion?
Your thesis statement should be rephrased in a fresh way in the conclusion.
200
A word to express a piece of writing to be as short as possible, keeping it to the main point
What is "Concise"
200
A type of essay that analyzes two subjects by comparison
What is a Compare and Contrast Essay
200
These are the main components of a body paragraph
(1) Transitional Sentences/Topic sentence starting the focus
(2) Evidence/Proof of one's claim
(3)Analysis for the Reader
(4) Optional Summary Sentence.
200
These are the three methods I can use to write a Compare and Contrast Essay
(1) explain the similarities and differences between 2 things/topics
(2) focus on the similarities of two things/topics
(3) focus on the differences of two things/topics
200
All Essays and body paragraphs have these key parts
What is a (1) topic sentence, (2) body sentences and (3) conclusion
300
A fancy word to say interesting
What is "Compelling"
300
A type of essay that gives information about a subject
What is an Explanatory Essay
300
These are the key factors to writing a concluding paragraph
What is "Closing Remarks"
(1) Restate (Thesis)
(2) Emphasize (Your Main Points of the essay)
(3) Final sentence (to wrap up your essay)
300
These are the two main reasons for writing a Compare and Contrast Essay
What is to (1) define/describe and (2) evaluate
300
Write a thesis statement based on the information written below:
- Canada and England (similarities; based on weather, people and traditions).
Thesis example:
There are three main similarities that Canada and England have in common.
400
A phrase to express a question that is supposed to make you think rather than give an answer (Bonus point: Give an example)
What is a "Rhetorical Question"
400
A type of writing that DOES NOT gives an opinion based on preference (the opposite)
What is an "Argumentary Essay"
400
These are the key factors needed to write an introductory paragraph
What is (1) Hook, (2) Transition sentence(s), (3) Thesis statement AND (4) Mapping statement
400
(1) Use a venn diagram to compare and contrast these two topics AND (2) Write a thesis statement (if you were going to write an essay about this topic).
TOPIC: Simlarities/differences of working from home vs in the Office.
400
this is a piece of advice when writing a concluding paragraph
Answers may vary...
(1) your concluding paragraph is as concise as possible
(2) must write out the full word of any symbols used (ie. % --> percentage)
500
These are words or phrases that show the relationship between different ideas in your text or speech. They are also known as a phrase that bridges one point to another.
What are "Transitional Words"
500
These are the five types of essays that we talked about at the start of the unit
What are (1) Informative Essays, (2) Explanatory Essays, (3) Persuasive Essays, (4) Argumentary Essays and (5) Compare/Contrast Essays.
500
Write a skeleton Outline based on the information shared in the paragraph below
My Favourite Sport
My favourite sport is hockey. Hockey is a fun sport to watch and play. When I watch hockey, I want to put on my skates. I like how skates feel on the ice. The position I like to play is forward. My favourite hockey forward is Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin scores a lot of goals. I don't score a lot of goals, but I still have fun. I spend my weekends playing and watching hockey because it is my favourite sport.
Title: My Favourite Sport
(1) Reasons why my favourite Sport is hockey:
- I want to play the game when I watch hockey
- I like how skates feel on the ice
(2) Talk about my favourite hockey forward:
- State who he is (Alex Ovechkin)
- highlight Alex's skill
- compare alex's skill with mine
(3) Conclusion: How my time is spent for liking hockey that much.
500
What is the main goal of a concluding paragraph?
to remind the reader about what you have written
500
Read the following paragraph and state the (1) Title, (2) Topic Sentence and (3) concluding sentence:
My Favourite Sport
My favourite sport is hockey. Hockey is a fun sport to watch and play. When I watch hockey, I want to put on my skates. I like how skates feel on the ice. The position I like to play is forward. My favourite hockey forward is Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin scores a lot of goals. I don't score a lot of goals, but I still have fun. I spend my weekends playing and watching hockey because it is my favourite sport.
Title: My Favourite Sport (first letter MUST be capitalized to get the point)
Topic Sentence: My favourite sport is hockey
Concluding Sentence: I spend my weekends playing and watching hockey because it is my favourite sport