OPINION
Your opinion (and 2-3 reasons) in your introduction and conclusion paragraph in an opinion essay is called this
What is a CLAIM/THESIS?
The purpose of informative writing
What is TO INFORM or EXPLAIN?
A story from one's life or experiences (told in first person)
What is a PERSONAL NARRATIVE?
A device used to get the reader's attention in the introduction
What is a HOOK?
This is what you start each sentence with
What is a CAPITAL LETTER?
Restate this in the conclusion
What is the CLAIM or THESIS? (And the reasons!)
The Author's Purpose of informative writing is
What is TO INFORM?
The people in a story are called this.
What are CHARACTERS?
The number of paragraphs in an informative or opinion essay
What is 4-5?
The first step of the writing process
What is Pre-writing/ planning/ graphic organizer?
The number of reasons or pieces of evidence to support your claim (HINT: Number of body paragraphs)
What is 2-3?
Term for the main idea of the essay
What is the CLAIM?
A story that is made-up
What is a FICTIONAL NARRATIVE?
This is the correct way to indent
What is press TAB?
This is what your sentence ends with
The Author's Purpose of opinion writing is
What is TO PERSUADE?
Stealing other people’s writing or ideas
What is PLAGIARISM?
Words that help the reader to visualize the story
What is DESCRIPTIVE WRITING?
This is how many times you press ENTER when starting a new paragraph
What is TWO TIMES?
The least amount of times you should read through the instructions of each question/prompt
What is AT LEAST 2 TIMES?
The 2-3 sentences of your conlsuion paragraph are
What is a THESIS AND CLOSING THOUGHTS/FINAL MESSAGE?
The term meaning "putting someone else's ideas into your own words" (HINT: To avoid plagiarism!)
What is PARAPHRASING?
If something big happens in a story, it should happen in a new paragraph (True or False)
What is TRUE?
Words used to help paragraphs and sentences flow smoothly (first, next, last, in addition, as a result, in conclusion etc.) HINT: It is often the first word in a new paragraph
What is TRANSITION WORDS?
Test-taking strategies that you should use on any and every test you take (HINT: We put these 4 strategies in our notebook)
What is READING THE INSTRUCTIONS/ PROMPT/ QUESTIONS AT LEAST TWICE, UNDERLINING/HIGHLIGHTING, PROCESS OF ELIMINATION, and TAKING NOTES?