Essay Structure
What is another name for the opening sentence of your essay? (First sentence of the introduction)
Hook
What is the root of both of these words?
fraternity - a group of people sharing a common profession or interests
fratricide - the killing of one's brother
What are the three main types of rhetorical strategies?
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Name one of the words included in FANBOYS
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What is the name of the sentence that goes at the end of your introduction paragraph?
Hint: it is the roadmap of your entire essay
Thesis, or Thesis Statement
What is the root of these three words?
immortal – living forever, unable to die;
mortal – certain to die;
mortician – an undertaker
Mort- meaning death
This rhetorical strategy focuses on logic, facts, and statistics as a means of convincing
Logos
Which FANBOYS word should I use to turn these two sentences into a compound sentence?
I usually don't like vegetables. I like Caesar salad.
So
But
Or
And
But
This type of sentence is used at the beginning of your body paragraphs, and explains what that paragraph will be about:
Topic Sentence
What is the root of these three words, and what does the root mean?
pyrotechnics – the art of making fireworks;
pyrometer – a thermometer for measuring high temperature;
pyretic – relating to or producing fever.
pyr- meaning fire or heat
What rhetorical strategy does Pathos represent?
Appealing to emotion
Where should the comma go in this sentence?
My favorite Chinese restaurant was closed so I went to the new one near me instead.
My favorite Chinese restaurant was closed, so I went to the new one near me instead.
We use quotes from the text as evidence in our essays. What do we need to put after a quote in order for it to make any sense to the reader?
Analysis/Context/Explanation of quote
Give me a word that uses the same root as the following words:
misbehave – to behave badly;
misprint – an error in printing;
misnomer – an error in naming a person or thing.
misuse
misjudge
mislead
mistrial
and many more
Lebron James is in a commercial where he recommends a new sports drink called "Super Juice".
What rhetorical strategy is being used by having Lebron in the commercial?
Ethos
Compound sentences have two of these connected by a comma and FANBOYS
Hint: Santa if he didn't need help
Independent Clause
If I am writing a 6 paragraph essay, how many prongs (parts) should my Thesis have?
4 prongs
Explained:
Intro Paragraph
Body Paragraph (1st Prong)
Body Paragraph (2nd Prong)
Body Paragraph (3rd Prong)
Body Paragraph (4th Prong)
Conclusion
What is the root of these three words, and what does the root mean?
genealogy – the study of the history of a family;
generation – all the people born at approximately the same time;
genetic -relating to heredity encoded in the genes
gen- meaning birth or production
I am a climate change activist who wants to save the polar bears from going extinct.
Pick one of the three rhetorical strategies, and explain how you could use it to convince people to save the polar bears.
Ethos: scientist explaining how serious the problem is
Pathos: showing sad videos of polar bears who can't find food/shelter
Logos: statistics showing declining polar bear populations and habitat
What is the fancy term for FANBOYS?
Coordinating conjunctions