Argumentative
The writer's opinion (claim) with the 2-3 reasons stated in LAST sentence of the introduction paragraph is called the...
What is a THESIS or Controlling idea
The purpose of informative writing
What is TO INFORM or EXPLAIN?
TRUE or FALSE
You have to cite sources in narrative.
ex. In source 3, the author states, "95% of students like to eat pepperoni pizza."
False
A device used to get the reader's attention in the introduction
What is a HOOK?
-Question
-Interesting Fact
-Anecdote
This is what you start each sentence with
What is a CAPITAL LETTER?
What THREE things should be included in the INTRODUCTION paragraph of this essay? Give in order
-HOOK
-BACKGROUND INFORMATION
-THESIS STATEMENT
What should be included in your introduction paragraph? List in order.
-HOOK
-Background information on the topic
-THESIS?
CHARACTERS
CONFLICT
DIALOGUE
-Other possibilities
-Parts of a plot (Rising Action, Climax, etc.)
The number of paragraphs in an informative or explanatory (expository) essay
4 or 5 paragraphs
-Introduction
-Body 1
-Body 2
-Conclusion
What type of writing would you be doing if given this prompt:
As a contribution to a website your history class is creating, write an essay about whether the United States should continue producing pennies.
Argumentative Writing
You should include one paragraph about what the other side might say, that you will rebut. This is called what?
What is a COUNTERARGUMENT?
What is the role/purpose of each BODY paragraph? What should each BODY paragraph contain? List in order
It should contain
-Topic Sentence (claim)
-Evidence to show/prove
-Reasoning
This is the correct way to indent
What is press TAB?
When reading sources, you should only highlight the following?
important facts, key ideas, answers to the writing prompt (question)
The Author's Purpose of argumentative writing is
What is TO PERSUADE? (convince)
What is the role or purpose of REASONING?
-Explain how the evidence supports the claim (topic sentence) AND how it justifies the thesis
What should be included at the beginning of your story?
What are the characters, setting, and problem?
= EXPOSITION
In addition,
Also,
Furthermore,
When you are done writing your essay, what should you do next?
REVISE and EDIT
What should be included in the conclusion paragraph? List in order
-Restate the THESIS
-SUMMARIZE main points
-Provide a FINAL MESSAGE or CALL to ACTION
What are the three steps you should follow when including textual evidence in a body paragraph?
-Quote the necessary text
-Properly cite the source (in-text citations)
-Used to SHOW things happening instead of just telling the reader
IMAGERY or SENSORY DETAILS
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
TRANSITION WORDS
Give a description of the 3 types of writing.
Informative: gives information about a topic
Argumentative: you give your opinion about a topic
Narrative: you create a story based on the topic