Your Teacher
How do you spell your teacher's last name?
KAGIS
What kind of text is about info?
Informational text
The purpose of a comedy is to ... ?
make you laugh
We learned that it is important that research for your writing is reliable? What does that mean?
trustworth
Sup baby?
Informal
What city is your teacher from?
Victoria, B.C.
What kind of text is made up?
Fictional
What do all texts have in common?
two possible answers!
purpose
or
audience
What is the purpose of a conclusion?
To restate your main idea
I really like pizza
Informal
How tall is your teacher?
2.02 meters
This book is about the author's life
Autobiography
Many advertisements try to .... people to buy things.
(a verb)
persuade
What are the four components of a simple power paragraph:?
Topic sentence, evidence, explanation, conclusion
Name 3 things you can avoid to keep your writing formal.
Avoid contractions
Avoid using first and second person
Avoid using slang
Avoid using shortened words
There are more examples!
What is something your teacher enjoyed making while in Canada?
fruit pies
What is the opposite of objective?
Subjective
Documentaries ... of a certain topic.
(three words from the ppt!)
show the reality
It is important to use these words to introduce a new idea or to keep your writing organized.
Transition words:
Firstly, secondly ...
Moreover, in addition, furthermore
How can you change this sentence to be more formal?
I really like pizza.
Many possible answers!
I enjoy pizza for a number of reasons.
What 2 universities did you teacher go to?
University of British Columbia
University of Victoria
News articles try to avoid bias and opinion. They should be...
Objective
What does a personal essay share?
The writer's persective
You write a power paragraph and hand it in but you still get 0, why?
plagiarism
How can we change this sentence to become more formal?
Well, the first reason this topic is cool, is cause it includes so many interesting facts.
The first reason this topic is worth studying, is because it includes so many interesting facts.