Informative Writing
Argumentative Writing
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
G.P.S. (Grammar, Punctuation, and Sentence Structure)
100
Another name for an informative essay.
What is an expository essay?
100
The goal of the essay is to persuade or convince the reader.
What is an argumentative essay?
100
A comparison using like or as.
What is a simile?
100
The "what" and the "why" of your argumentative essay located in the introduction paragraph.
What is a thesis statement?
100
These are at the beginning and the end of someone speaking (dialogue).
What are quotation marks?
200
This is the organizational pattern of an essay.
What is text structure?
200
A statement that supports your claim.
What is a reason?
200
"It was a dark and stormy night" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is imagery?
200
The content specific words that are not generally used in conversation.
What is domain-specific vocabulary?
200
A person, place, or thing.
What is a noun?
300
The controlling idea that states the main point the writer chooses to make.
What is the main idea?
300
This is the second paragraph in an argumentative essay.
What is the first body paragraph?
300
"The flowers danced in the sunlight" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
300
Features that help organize the text. Examples: headings, boldface type, or sidebars.
What are text features?
300
These are words that are used to describe a noun. Examples: beautiful, small, or strange.
What are adjectives?
400
This organizational writing is when one event causes the next event to occur.
What is a casual chain?
400
If you do not give credit to a source of work you've used in an essay, you are guilty of this.
What is plagiarism?
400
"I haven't seen him in a million years!" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is hyperbole?
400
Shares the point of view of people who do not agree with your claim.
What is an opposing claim or counterclaim?
400
Running, laughing, jumped, and scare are examples of these types of words.
What are verbs?
500
Next, finally, lastly, and additionally are all examples of what?
What are transition words?
500
These two items are usually included in a parenthetical or in-text citation.
What is the name and the page number of the source?
500
This is the opposite of figurative language.
What is literal language?
500
This confidently states your viewpoint.
What is a precise claim?
500
"The dog woke me up this morning." In this sentence "the dog" is considered what part of the sentence?
What is the subject?
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