Point of view
I walked out to the car.
1st person
This part of speech describes a person place or thing.
Noun
These types of nouns do not need a capital letter
common nouns
This type of writing tells a story and is designed to entertain an audience.
narrative writing
Correct essay formatting has this style and size of font.
Times New Roman (or Arial) and 12pt
The boy went down to the store and bought a gallon of milk.
3rd person
This part of speech is partners with the noun. It gives details about our nouns.
adjective
Capitalize
This type of writing is designed to inform and give facts about a topic.
Informative or expository writing
This is the type of formatting style you should use when writing essays for English class.
MLA formatting
Jeffery stopped short. Delilah Perry was looking at him from across the lunchroom.
3rd person
This part of speech shows the action of the sentence.
Verb
Seasons of the year; capital or no capital?
no capital
This type of writing expresses an opinion and is often designed to persuade the audience to agree with the writer's claim.
Argumentative/persuasive writing
The opening line of your essay. Designed to grab the readers' attention.
The hook
I didn't know what to say. She had always been so kind to me. I was shocked to hear she had died so suddenly.
1st person
This part of speech often ends in ly and is partners with our verb. It modifies or describes the verb.
Adverb
Names of specific geographical locations; capital or no capital?
Capital
Example: Mt. Rushmore, The Eiffel Tower
This prompt is what type of writing?
"Tell about a time in your life when you faced a challenge and overcame it."
narrative writing
These are the first sentences of each paragraph. They tell the reader what each body paragraph will be about.
Topic sentence
You look sad. You can read if you really want to. I didn't mean to frighten you. Please step forward, I mean you no harm.
2nd person (the author is speaking directly to you, the reader)
This part of speech is used before a noun or pronoun to show direction, place, spacial relations, time, or place. An example might be over, under, around, or through.
Prepositions (will accept prepositional phrases)
Give an example of a proper noun
answers will vary
This prompt is what type of writing?
"Explain the parts of an engine and how they work together to perform tasks."
Informative/expository writing
This statement should come as the very last sentence in your introduction paragraph. It tells the reader what your claim is or what your essay is going to be about.
Thesis statement