Argument
In order to earn a passing score, an argument paper should include at least ____ quote per claim paragraph. The quotes should be taken from at least _____ sources.
What is one quote and two sources?
In a compare/contrast essay, the thesis statement should include one _____ that the things share and one _____ that they do not share.
What is one similarity and one difference?
When a fiction writer gives hints of something that is going to happen.
What is foreshadowing?
The part of the essay uses A. N. T.
What is the acronym for the parts of an introduction?
All sentences and proper nouns (names, specific places, titles) should begin with a ____ _____.
What is a capital letter?
You should pull wording from the _____ when writing a thesis statement.
What is the prompt?
"Also," "Another," and "Likewise" are called ______.
What are transitions? (These show comparison.)
The literary device used here:
"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all." (Emily Dickinson)
What is a metaphor?
The part of a paragraph that needs a claim or a topic sentence and what the claim or topic sentence does
What should the first sentence of all support paragraphs be? AND What is the main idea of the paragraph?
When you proofread, be sure that you have or that you add ______ to connect your ideas within and between the paragraphs.
What are transitions?
Your argument paper should be at least ____ paragraphs long.
What is four?
"On the other hand" and "However" are transitions that show _________.
What is contrast or difference?
The author's attitude toward the subject or audience.
What is tone?
What is missing from this paragraph?
One reason cell phones are harming students is that the blue light they emit keeps people from falling asleep at night. Psychologist Charlie Brown found that "84% of teens who used their cell phones within an hour of bed time had trouble falling asleep. This adversely affects their school performance." This is why we should discourage cell phone use in teens.
What is the warrant or explanation of how the quote supports the topic sentence and thesis?
When proofreading, look for missing or misspelled _____.
What are words?
A thesis statement for an argument paper should state your opinion and _______________.
What are your claims?
This is an example of a(n) _____ ______ for a compare/contrast essay:
Both Labrador retrievers and Yorkies are intelligent, but they are different in size.
What is a thesis statement?
This is the _____ of this short story:
"It was a typical November night in Northwest Ohio--dark and windy, cold and damp."
What is the setting?
Every paragraph should end with a ___________.
What is a closing sentence?
One of your scrap papers should contain reading notes. You should complete your _____ on the other scrap paper.
What is prewriting?
A counterargument has two parts: a counterclaim and a _________.
What is a rebuttal or refutation?
A compare/contrast essay should be ____ paragraphs long.
What is four?
The message that the author wants to convey to the reader.
What is theme?
Restate the thesis, summarize the essay, and answer the question, "So what?"
What should the conclusion paragraph do?
Complete this sentence: ___ am ready for this test.
Who is "I"?