Description and Opinion Essays
Which senses should Descriptive essays appeal to?
All of them
What does a Topic Sentence do?
States the main idea of the paragraph
Cheating in exams is an immoral/amoral activity as it flouts the rule of examinations.
immoral
A sentence is a group of words with at least one of what?
One subject and one verb
The writing process has 3 parts called what?
Pre-Writing, Writing, Re-Writing
What's wrong with this sentence?
While television is a marvelous invention.
It's a fragment
In an opinion essay, weaker support, like opinions or personal knowledge, can be just as strong as facts or statistics, if you do this.
Gather a lot of the weaker support -- gather your "twigs" together to make them stronger.
What does a Conclusion Sentence do?
Restates the main idea of the paragraph or "Tell 'em whatcha told 'em"
Lunch was all ready /already when the guests arrived.
Neither of the bricks are/is going to last much longer.
is
Pen meets paper in which step of the writing process?
Writing
Some of the money was/were missing
was
What is denotation vs. connotation
literal vs emotional meaning
What do the supporting sentences do?
Support the main idea. Give important details about the topic sentence.
Their/They're/There going to regret not hiring you for the position, and it will surely be their/they're/there loss.
They're their
Is this sentence correct? If not, why not? Correct the sentence.
My mother, a nurse who give so much of her time to the community by doing charity work, visiting nursing homes, and feeding the homeless.
No. Fragment
My mother, a nurse who give so much of her time to the community by doing charity work, visiting nursing homes, and feeding the homeless, is in desperate need of a very long vacation.
This is when you tap into your prior knowledge
Schemata
Neither of the players is/are going.
is
The description focuses on the object you're describing and not how you feel about it.
Objective description
You should never do this in a Conclusion paragraph?
Introduce a new topic
Accept/Except for providing a heartfelt apology, I refuse to accept/except this type of treatment from you.
Except accept
Is this sentence correct? If not, why not? Correct the sentence:
Jamal's supervisor installed a new fingerprint reader when employees arrive they must enter an employee number and place their index finger on a small sensor.
No. Run-on.
Jamal's supervisor installed a new fingerprint reader. When employees arrive, they must enter an employee number, and place their index finger on a small sensor.
These are the two most important things to identify in the Pre-Writing process?
Who is my Reader and what is my Purpose
Using one sentence, correct this:
I was hammering a nail. When I hit my thumb. I began cursing loudly
I was hammering a nail when I hit my thumb, and I began cursing loudly.
In an opinion essay, what role do 'reasons' and 'details' play?
You support your opinion with reasons. You support your reasons with specific details.
What does it mean to read between the lines
inference
I have often lied/laid/lain/lay on the bed to take a nap.
lain
Is this sentence correct? If not, why not? Correct the sentence.
I enjoyed not just this wonderful appetizer, but the entire meal.
Yes.
When getting ready to proof-read, the first thing you should do is?
Walk away
My friend who/whom I've known for a long time is moving to Arizona
whom