Vocab 1
the lesson or moral of a story
theme
to make an educated guess
infer
What is the purpose of narrative writing?
entertain the reader/ tell a story
What is the purpose of an informative essay?
What is a narrative?
what a text is mostly about
main idea
a narrator's perspective (1st, 2nd, and 3rd)
narrator's point of view
In what type of writing would you have a counterclaim?
argumentative
In what type of writing would you include dialogue?
narrative
In what type of writing might you write from a first person point of view?
narrative
a statement that can be argued for or against
claim
to shorten a longer text down to only its key details and the main idea
summarize
In which types of writing would you cite evidence from a text?
informative and argumentative
What writing strategy should you use to answer a question and support it with text evidence?
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Write an example of dialogue
Answers may vary
What makes a character who they are (personality, actions, looks, what they say, etc.)
characteristic traits
an answer to a research question (focus statement)
thesis
What is needed in a summary?
Title and main idea; key details; concluding sentence or theme
There should be no quotes in a summary unless you are quoting the title of a chapter or article.
Write an outline for a narrative
Exposition
setting -> characters -> introduce conflict
Rising action
events with dialogue
Climax
Falling action
Resolution that solves the conflict
define illustrate
to describe something in great detail (figuratively paint a picture)
an author's opinions or feelings on a topic
author's point of view
Write an outline for an argumentative
Intro
hook -> background info -> claim/ argument
BP #1
topic sentence -> evidence -> explain repeat -> concluding sentence
BP #2
topic sentence -> evidence -> explain repeat -> concluding sentence
Conclusion
restate claim/ argument -> summarize main points
Write an outline for an informative essay
Intro
hook -> background info -> thesis statement
BP #1
topic sentence -> evidence -> explain repeat -> concluding sentence
BP #2
topic sentence -> evidence -> explain repeat -> concluding sentence
Conclusion
restate thesis-> summarize main points
What is Mr. Krabs accused of stealing in the Spongebob Movie (2004)?
King Neptune's crown