Compositional Risks
Persuasive Essay
Explanatory Essay
Narrative Essay
Miscellaneous
100
A type of figurative language that is used to show sounds
What is Onomatopoeia
100
This MUST be included in the opening paragraph of you persuasive essay. Otherwise, why else write?
What is a thesis statement (shows your position)
100
An explanatory essay should have this amount paragraphs
What is four
100
In order to have a completed narrative essay, you should ensure you are following this.
What is the plot wave (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)
100
You should spend no more than this amount of time for your planning
What is five minutes
200
This should be included throughout the written piece, where no answer is required. Instead, it's to make the reader think.
What is a rhetorical question
200
This compositional risk should have an entire paragraph all to itself in a persuasive essay
What is a counter argument
200
These are the two types of explanatory writing prompts
What is given a situation or given a quote
200
A narrative essay should be intertwined between narration and this compositional risk.
What is dialogue
200
If you are still composing your piece, and there are five minutes remaining, you should do this.
What is begin your conclusion
300
"Or so he thought" is a great example of this type of compositional risk
What is foreshadowing
300
The conclusion paragraph must restate your position and also offer this
What is a call to action (or a solution)
300
When given a quote prompt, your final paragraph should focus on this
What the quote taught you (theme)
300
At the end of your story, in order to receive an extra nugget or toy, include this compositional risk!
What is a theme
300
If you can't think of a strong word choice, you should do this
What is come up with a weak word, underline it, and come back to it later during revisions
400
This type of figurative language uses the five senses to show their reader
What is imagery
400
After stating your reasons in your body paragraphs, what else could you include to help support the reasons?
What is include an ancedote, example, data, interview
400
When given a quote, you should make this many connections, and name them
What is a text-to-self connection and test-to-world
400
These are three ways you can plan for a narrative essay.
What is use a plot wave, characters and problems, or B-M-E
400
You receive this amount of time for an explanatory/narrative and persuasive essay.
What is 30 minutes and 45 minutes
500
These are five compositional risks that can make your writing stronger
What is Figurative language, dialogue, shift in rhetorical mode, interview technique, unconventional structure, advanced "stretch" vocabulary, direct and indirect quotations, a counter argument, shifting times and events, varied sentences, rhetorical questions, motif, data, show not tell, voice
500
List three keywords/phrases that help you identify that the prompt is persuasive
What is persuade, convince, point of view, coax, position, you think, choose a side, opinion, justify
500
These are the keywords that help you identify it's an explanatory essay (name 3)
What is explain, explore, show, detail, define, demonstrate, tell why, talk about, write why
500
When reading the prompt, be sure to include these specific elements from the prompt (3 elements)
What is the characters, dialogue, and the problems
500
On the NJASK, when you run out of space for writing you should do this.
What is erase your last few lines and write a conclusion...you will not receive any extra paper
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