So Many Sentences!
What is the best way to incorporate evidence in an informational essay?
Include a sentence with relevant facts and cite sources
What is a Noun?
Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
In the Acronym P.I.E. what does the I stand for?
Inform
How many sentences do you need to make a proper R.A.C.E.S. paragraph in an informational Essay?
Five Sentences. AT LEAST one for each letter
Which type of sentence contains multiple dependent or independent clauses without proper conjunctions?
A Run-on Sentence
What is the Acronym of the paragraph long Sentence Structure used in INFORMATIONAL writing?
E.B.R. - Evidence Based Response
or
R.A.C.E.S. - Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain/Elaborate, Summarize
A description word is otherwise known as what part of speech?
Adjective OR Adverb
The Author's purpose on an advertisement is to do what?
Persuade
( Author/Source, Paragraph number).
What is the proper way to cite paraphrased text?
(Author/Source, Paragraph Number).
A Question Mark (?)
What is the Acronym F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. used for?
Conjunctions:
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So
What is the primary purpose of an entertainment essay?
To entertain readers with creative stories
What is the primary purpose of a conclusion paragraph?
To Summarize the idea
What is NOT a characteristic of formal academic writing?
Personal Opinions or Pronouns (i.e. "I", "Me", "My")
What is an independent clause?
A sentence containing a Subject and Predicate that can stand on its own.
What do you add to verb "pass" to make it in the Future tense in the following sentence: "I ______ the test this Thursday."
Add the word "Will"
"I (will pass) the test this Thursday."
What is the main characteristic of an argumentative essay?
It presents a claim and supports it with evidence to persuade the reader
The transition word "However," is most appropriate for introducing what kind of idea?
A contrasting idea
What is the Perfect Tense form of the word "Have"
A Sentence that contains at least one independent clause and at least one dependent (or subordinate) clause is called what?
A Complex Sentence
What is an Interjection?
An Interjection is a sound often associated with a shout. (i.e. "Yikes", "Wow", "Surprise", "Oh No."
An article explains how photosynthesis works using diagrams and simple explanations. The author's main purpose is to?
Inform the reader and Explain a scientific process
What are the FIVE stages of an argumentative essay?
Claim/Introduction, Evidence, Counter-Claim, Rebuttal, Conclusion
What do the Acronym S.W.A.B.I. or T.H.A.M.O. stand for?
SWABIs are subordinating conjunctions: "Since," "When," "After," "Because," and "If."
THAMOs are conjunctive adverbs "Therefore," "However," "Also," "Meanwhile," and "Otherwise."