Introduction
The first part of the persuasive essay.
What is the introduction?
The second part of the persuasive essay.
What is the body?
Part of the essay in which the thesis belongs.
What is the introduction?
The part of the essay in which the hook belongs.
What is the introductory paragraph?
Comparison using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
To grab the readers attention, and to present your position on the topic
What is the purpose of the introductory paragraph?
Outlines the argument for the body paragraph
What is a topic sentence?
Topic, position, and arguments/reasons
What are the 3 main parts of a thesis statement?
To grab the readers attention
What is the job of the hook?
Giving human qualities to a non-living/ non-human objects.
What is personification?
The author's overall position regarding the essay's argument.
What is the position statement?
The number of arguments that should be included in each paragraph.
What is one argument?
The position statement be arguable. True or false
What is true?
“It is hard to fail but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” - Teddy Roosevelt
What is the quote technique?
Animal farm, a story that can be interpreted to reveal hidden meaning.
What is an allegory?
Hook, transition, and thesis
What are the three main ingredients for a successful introductory paragraph?
The number of arguments needed in the body paragraph section of a persuasive essay.
What is 1-3 arguments?
Using words such as maybe, or perhaps gives the reader the impression that the author is confident in his or his position. True or False
What is false?
Every year 14 billion pounds of garbage are dumped into the worlds oceans.
What is the Fact Technique?
I am so hungry, I could eat an elephant.
What is hyperbole?
Appears first in a persuasive essay
what is the Hook?
To explain in detail the arguments presented in the author's thesis statement.
What is the purpose of the body paragraphs?
1. Fast food is bad and should be avoided.
2. Americans should avoid fast food consumption because of its negative long term health effects, high calorie count, and lack of nutrients.
2. Americans should avoid fast food consumption because of its negative long term health effects, high calorie count, and lack of nutrients.
Hook- What would the world be like without books?
What is the question technique?
BAM! POW! ZOOM!
What is onomatopoeia?