Extended Responses/Essays
What is the MINIMUM number of paragraphs that an essay can have?
3 paragraphs
What is a gist?
A short main idea/a quick note to tell what a section of text is about
What are the main pieces (or sandwich parts) of a paragraph?
Topic sentence, details, & closing sentence
What is personification?
Figurative language that gives human characteristics to things that are not human
True or False:
Body paragraphs in an essay are almost the same as paragraphs written on their own.
True
How can you determine where to pause and write a gist when reading a fiction/narrative text?
Pause when a main plot point happens or after a significant part of the story
True or False:
A paragraph can only be 4-5 sentences.
False
What are the two main pieces of a complete sentence? (Not punctuation & capitals!)
Subject & predicate
What three letters help us remember what we need to write in an introduction or conclusion paragraph?
GST or TSG
How can you determine where to pause and write a gist when reading a nonfiction/informational text?
Pause after each paragraph/section
Which sentence can you look at to help you write your closing sentence?
What is the difference between similes and metaphors?
Similes use like/as in their comparison, but metaphors compare two unlike things without using like/as.
What should be included in the specific sentence(s) in the CONCLUSION paragraph?
A summary of the body paragraphs
Something to help wrap up the main points of the essay
Name two things other than a gist that you can write/mark while annotating.
Answers may vary
True or False:
The details in a paragraph must always be quotes from a text.
False
What is included in a compound sentence?
What is a thesis statement?
One sentence that states the main idea/topic/claim for the entire essay
Answers may vary
What is the purpose of a topic sentence?
To tell the reader what the entire paragraph is about
When do you put a comma in a COMPLEX sentence?