Persuasive Essay
Expository Essay
Reading Strategies
Editing Essays
Literary Devices
100
An introduction paragraph.
What is the first paragraph in a persuasive essay? What is a hook and thesis?
100
5 paragraphs
What is the format of an expository essay?
100
Quotes from the text.
What are textual details/information from the source?
100
A book that is used for definitions and spelling errors and should be used to check MOST words in your essay.
What is a dictionary?
100
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
200
An event that leads to multiple events.
What is a causal chain?
200
The phrases in addition, overall, in conclusion, additionally
What are good transitions in an expository essay?
200
The author's reason behind writing the text.
What is author's purpose?
200
A small word that must ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS be capitalized.
What is the word "I"?
200
"I have a TON of homework to do tonight!!"
What is an example of hyperbole?
300
The BEST brainstorming technique for persuasive prompts.
What is a T-Chart?
300
TAPF
What is a brainstorming technique to break down the prompt? What is Topic/Audience/Purpose/Format?
300
An educated guess or conclusion based on textual evidence.
What is an inference?
300
The spacing that must be used to indicate paragraph breaks.
What is indenting?
300
"Sandy like sea shells by the seashore."
What is an example of alliteration?
400
Acknowledging the opposition and proving them wrong.
What is a rebuttal/concession paragraph?
400
Informs reader of exactly what your essay will be about.
What is a thesis?
400
The words in a sentence that help you define an unknown word.
What are context clues?
400
The one sentence that tells your reader the ORDER of your essay.
What is a thesis?
400
"The moon smiled down on horses as they ate their hay and drifted to sleep."
What is an example of personification?
500
The words obviously, definitely, clearly, and of course
What are strong persuasive words?
500
The words explain and inform in a prompt.
What are the key words in a prompt that tell you it is an expository prompt?
500
An overall conclusion about the entire text.
What is a generalization?
500
A KEY editing strategy to catch silly errors that occur when you are writing quickly.
What is reading my essay out loud?
500
Beep beep.
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
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