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What does the abbreviation CM stand for?
commentary
The abbreviation CD stands for
concrete detail
What does the abbreviation TS stand for?
Topic Sentence
What color does a CD go in?
red
What color does a CM go in?
Green
When citing your direct quote, what information should go inside the parenthesis?
the author's last name and the page number the quote is taken from
In a TS, you should let the reader know what your CD is.
False! Never give away your concrete detail in your TS!
At the end of the parenthesis of your citation, you must put a......what?
Period!
What color does a TS go in?
Blue
How many quotation marks are used when citing a quote if the character is speaking?
Three
The L in a TLQ stands for __________.
Lead In
For example, when August was sitting alone, Summer came to sit next to him
An L in a TLQ can't be more than ____________ (how many sentences).
one sentence
What color does the T and the L go in?
Red
The job of a CS (concluding sentence) is to repeat your TS again.
False; you never want to repeat what you wrote in your TS, instead RESTATE it in a different way.
The T in a TLQ stands for __________.
Transition
-For example,
-For instance,
-One way,
How many CDs are in a chunk?
one
In a response to literature essay, a TS lets the reader know what the paragraph is going to be about and it must answer the _______________.
Prompt(what you are asked to write about).
True or false? You can't have more than two CMs.
False! You can have 2+
Why would a writer use three dots in a quote?
You are letting the reader know you are starting in the middle of a sentence.
You are letting the reader know you are skipping some lines and moving a little way down the text to another line(s).
You are letting the reader know you are ending your quote in the middle of a sentence.
It's okay to use first person voice if it's part of your direct quote.
True!
"... and I'm like the North Pole to them" (Palacio 120).
True or False: Revising is the part of the writing process where you check and make changes in your spelling, verb tense, and punctuation.
False! Editing is the process where you check and make changes in your spelling, verb tense, and punctuation.
Revising is the process where you take out words, add adjectives as needed, and read for clarity.
The verb tense of your essay should always be in the __________ tense.
Present!
Cite this line from the book correctly.
She put her lunch tray on the table, plopped her backpack on the floor, and sat down across from me.
Pg. 51
Cite this line from the book correctly.
"Hey, is this seat taken?"
pg. 51
Cite this line from the book correctly and end in the middle of the sentence.
Summer looked at me, shrug smiled, and took another bite of her mac and cheese.
pg. 51