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Essays
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What are the three purposes for an author writing someting?
1. Persuade
2. Inform
3. Entertain
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What is a thesis and what part of your essay does it belong in?
The thesis is your answers to the prompt. It is the last sentence in the introduction. Usually a thesis looks like this:
Claim + three reasons
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What acronym do we use for the body paragraphs of an essay or a typical paragraph structure?
CERERCS
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This term describes the way an author reveals a character’s personality through their thoughts, actions, and dialogue.
characterization
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How many types of essays have we talked about? And what are they?
Narrative, Expository, and Argumentative
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The message or lesson of the story
Theme
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How many pieces of evidence should you include in a paragraph?
2 or more.
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She is busy as a bee.
What type of figurative language is this?
simile
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What is text evidence?
Evidence you can pull directly from the passage to back you up
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What are the parts of an essay?
Introduction, Body paragraphs (3) and conclusion paragraph.
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When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
300
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
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What type of figurative language is this?
"The candle flickered in the dark room, casting long, dancing shadows across the cracked wooden floor."
imagery
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Which sentences are examples of metaphors.
The sun was a bright ball of fire.
The bunny was as soft as velvet.
The shoes were a smelly skunk.
That test was as easy as pie.
1. The sun was a bright ball of fire.
3. The shoes were a smelly skunk.
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What is a counterclaim and a rebuttal?
A counterclaim is the opposing view of a claim and a rebuttal is why the counterclaim is wrong and the claim is correct.
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What a nonfiction text is mostly about?
Facts or real events
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What words should you not use in an argument?
I believe, and I think.
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What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence:
"I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!"
hyperbole - This is an exaggeration because the speaker hasn’t literally said it a million times, but it emphasizes how often the request has been made.
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This type of word describes a noun by telling what kind, how many, or which one.
adjective
The pretty girl looked in my direction.
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What must be included at the beginning of an essay to engage the reader?
A hook
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What is at the top of the plot diagram?
Climax
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What is a compound- complex sentence?
A sentence made of two independent clauses, 1 dependent clause, a coordinating and subordinating conjunction.
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How do you cite evidence properly?
Context, "Direct quote from the text." (source)
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The wind whispered secrets through the trees,
Dancing softly in the evening breeze.
The moon wore a silver crown so bright,
Watching over the world at night.
Question: What is the figurative language used in this poem, and what does it mean?
Personification—The wind is given the human trait of whispering, which creates an image of gentle movement and sound.
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What is included ONLY in an argumentative essay?
A counterclaim and a rebuttal