What is a Claim?
A sentence long statement restating the question as an answer and giving a reason.
Ex. question: Do pet owners enjoy life more?
Claim: Pet owners do not enjoy life more because they have to clean up after their pets.
What is the initial incident?
The introduction of the conflict of the story that drives the plot and takes the character out of their everyday life/routine.
Correct the errors:
Zac couldn't believe how much valentine cards he got.
Zac couldn't believe how many valentine cards he got.
What is a theme?
The lesson or moral of a story
Who wrote the famous play Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
What is a counterclaim?
The writer acknowledges what people on the other side of an argument could think.
Ex. Some people may claim that pet owners enjoy life more because they have companionship from their pets.
What is the climax of a story?
The most important scene that addresses the conflict once and for all.
Correct the errors:
Sara was dripping with rage as She watched Katie drank her Mountain Dew.
Sara was dripping with rage as she watched Katie drink her Mountain Dew.
What form of figurative language is the following sentence:
She was like a hyper circus clown anytime her crush was near her.
Simile
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What is a rebuttal?
A Rebuttal is the writer telling the reader why a counter claim is invalid (wrong).
Ex. However, this is not the case because pet owners don't get beneficial companionship from their pets since they can't communicate.
In order, name the parts of a plot diagram...
Exposition (Intal incident)
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Correct the errors:
although she have never seent the ocean she hated everythang about it
Although she had never seen the ocean, she hated everything about it.
Which story did we read that had a theme of "Traumatic events can change who someone is forever"?
Refugee
Which metal is the best conductor of electricity?
Silver
What parts does an evidence-based paragraph need?
Claim: Restate and reason
Evidence: Introduce "" and cite
Reasoning: Explains how the evidence supports the claim and gives something new to the reader.
What three things are considered when describing a setting?
Time
Place
Social Context
Correct the errors:
Why cant he just read directions she cried desperately
"Why can't he just read directions?" she cried desperately.
What form of figurative language is the following sentence:
He was a tornado ripping through the house as he looked for his stolen allowance money.
Metaphor
What artist sings this line in the chorus of their hit song:
"Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes"
Taylor Swift Cruel Summer
Write a counterclaim and rebuttal for the following claim:
"Students perform better in school without homework because they are less stressed throughout the week."
Ex. Others may say that Students need homework to deepen understanding of concepts. However, study's show increases in homework yield no increases in test scores.
What is the purpose of the rising action?
To build the tension for the climax causing the reader to become invested in the result of the climax.
Correct the errors:
josh starred in horror "what is he doing." he ask in a quivering Whisper
Josh stared in horror. "What is he doing?" he asked in a quivering whisper.
What form of figurative language is the following sentence:
She slipped sneakily past the stairwell to stow her stolen snacks.
Alliteration
what year did World War II end?
1945