Punctuation
The punctuation mark that is used to show the end of a declarative sentence
What is a period?
The main purpose of an informational essay
What is to inform or explain a topic to the reader?
A topic sentence in your paragraph does this
What is restate the prompt?
The main purpose of an argumentative essay
What is to convince the reader of a specific point of view or claim?
Name one transition word that helps organize ideas in an informational essay
What are: “First,” “Additionally,” “For example,” “In conclusion”
Punctuation mark that is used to separate items in a list.
What is a comma?
The name of the first paragraph in an informational essay
What is an introduction?
The 12 tool that forms a hypothesis
What is If...Then...?
The statement called that clearly tells the reader your position in an argumentative essay
What is the claim?
or
What is the thesis statement?
Name a transition word or phrase that signals a counterclaim
What are: “However,” “On the other hand,” “Some may argue”
Punctuation mark that should be used to join two independent clauses in a compound sentence
What is a semicolon?
or
What is a comma with a coordinating conjunction?
Type of details should you include in the body paragraphs of an informational essay
What are facts, examples, and explanations?
What the "Analysis" part of your paragraph is for
What is explains how the quote proves your topic sentence and why it is important?
The opposing viewpoint in an argumentative essay
What is the counterclaim?
Ue the best transition to add information to this sentence:
"Polar bears are strong swimmers. ____ , they can swim for miles without stopping."
What are: Additionally / Furthermore / Also
Punctuation marks that are used to show a direct quotation in an essay
What are quotation marks?
A thesis statement
What is the sentence that states the main idea of the essay?
Name one 12 tool that shows observation
What is "See, Don't See" / "Another's P.O.V"
A rebuttal
What is a response that explains why the counterclaim is not as strong as your claim?
It is important not to overuse the same transition word in an essay because...
What is it makes writing sound repetitive?
The proper way to punctuate the title of an essay in your writing
What is using quotation marks?
You should avoid including these in an informational essay
What are personal opinions?
Provide 4 subcategories for the section "Context"
What are: Who, To Whom, When, and Where
It important to address counterclaims in your argumentative essay because...
What is to show you understand different viewpoints and to strengthen your own argument?
Provide a transition phrase that you would use to compare two things such as in this sentence:
"____ , both dolphins and whales are mammals."
What are: similarly / likewise