Easy ELA
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing.
What is the Climax of a story?
The point in the narrative where the tension, excitement, or stakes reach the highest level.
What is the purpose of an informational essay?
To INFORM the reader.
What is the purpose of an Argumentative Essay?
To write about your opinion on a discussion, making a claim to one side of the argument or the other.
What is wrong with the following paragraph?
Bali is predominantly a Hindu country Bali is known for its elaborate, traditional dancing the dancing is inspired by its Hindi beliefs most of the dancing portrays tales of good versus evil to watch the dancing is a breathtaking experience lombok has some impressive points of interest – the majestic Gunung Rinjani is an active volcano it is the second highest peak in Indonesia
Run on paragraph, there are no periods.
What is a verb?
A word to describe an action.
What is Central Idea?
A brief, overall summary of what the entire story is about.
How many paragraphs should you write in an Informative Essay, and what is each paragraph about?
5 Paragraphs:
Introduction, Fact 1, Fact 2, Fact 3, Conclusion
What is the acronym for writing an Argumentative Essay?
CREEAC
Claim: Paragraph 1
Reason, Evidence, Elaboration: Paragraph 2-3
Alternating Claim: Paragraph 4
Conclusion: Paragraph 5
What is wrong with the following sentence?
i think Ms. Hayes respectfully needs to kick rocks.
First letter is not capitalized.
What is an adjective?
A word that modifies or describes a noun.
Ex: The HUGE ball.
What is the Protagonist?
The main character of the story.
Your Introductory Paragraph IN ALL ESSAYS should have a minimum of what 3 sentences?
Hook, Background, Thesis.
When writing your evidence, what should you ALWAYS use?
"quotation marks"
Yesterday, Mikayla placed the dough on her right fist and then spins it into the air, trying to mimic the chef.
What change should be made to correct the sentence above?
spins should be changed to spun. The sentence is past tense.
What is Point of View, and describe 1st and 3rd person POV.
Point of View is how the story is being told and who is telling it.
1st: The Character is reading the story.
3rd: The Narrator is reading the story.
What is "the author's purpose"?
His reason for or intent in writing.
What is the one thing you should not do when writing an Informative Essay?
State your opinion. Only state facts that are in the article alone you read when writing an essay.
Why do you write a hook in ALL ESSAYS?
To grab the reader's attention. Typically asking a question or stating a fact involving your essay.
In the reading it said, and let there be rocks to kick.
What change should be made to correct the sentence above?
Quotation marks added to the quote.
What is Theme and give an example from a story such as "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", "The Three Little Pigs", "The Gingerbread Man", Etc.
The message of the writing.
Ex: The theme of:
"The boy Who Cried Wolf" liars will not be rewarded; even if they tell the truth, no one believes them.
"The Three Little Pigs" was taking your time to do something right pays off.
"The Gingerbread Man" was be careful who you trust.
What are the 3 different reasons for author's purpose?
HINT: Acronym is PIE
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What is the acronym for writing a body paragraph for an Informational Essay?
ToSEEC
Topic Sentence
Evidence
Elaboration
Conclusion
What do you write for an alternating claim?
You write about what the other side of the argument thinks, and why they are wrong.
I think while sometimes it is ok to kick rocks, I also think sometimes you don't actually need to kick rocks.
What is wrong with the argumentative claim written above?
The writer did not chose just one side to argue about. You MUST choose one side or the other.