POV
The narrator is a character in the story.
What is first person?
What is "The Value of a Sherpa Life"?
What is a claim?
A person, place, or thing.
A 1943 copper penny could be worth as much as 50 thousand dollars. In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for World War II, so the 1943 copper penny is very rare. Another rarity is the 1955 double die penny. These pennies were mistakenly double stamped, so they have overlapping dates and letters. If it doesn't show signs of wear and is still shiny, it can easily be sold for $25,000 at an auction. Now that’s a pretty penny!
Rare pennies are worth a lot of money.
The narrator is outside the story.
What is third person?
Text in which the author describes the experiences of a boy who lost his friend in a typhoon.
What is "The Seventh Man"?
Quotes and references to support what you believe.
What is textual evidence?
An action.
What is a verb?
Although many people think a koala is a bear, it is not. The koala is a type of mammal called a marsupial. A kangaroo is also a marsupial. These mammals carry their babies in a pouch. The kangaroo’s pouch is on her stomach, but the koala’s pouch is on her back. Both feed their babies milk and keep them secure in their pouch until they are strong enough to survive on their own.
The koala and the kangaroo are both marsupials, but they have some differences.
The narrator talks directly to the reader.
What is second person?
Text in which the author argues that people in dangerous situations should pay for their own rescue operations.
What your opponent believes and why.
What is a counterclaim?
What is the difference between a common and proper noun?
Common nouns are generic. Proper nouns are specific.
The brain is the most complicated system in the human body. The brain is separated into two hemispheres or halves. From front to back, the brain is further divided into three parts: the forebrain, the midbrain, and the hindbrain. The forebrain is where most reasoning, thinking, and emotional activity occur. It is also where most memories are stored. The midbrain controls reflexes and processes sensory information (sight, touch, taste, etc.) The hindbrain processes basic survival functions, like breathing and maintaining a heartbeat. The brain is truly the most amazing system in the human body.
The brain is an amazing system in the human body.
What is the benefit of first person narration?
In depth look at how a character feels/thinks.
Text in which the author describes the story of a man who was stranded on an island and hunted by a rich general.
What is "The Most Dangerous Game"?
When you are arguing, which purpose are you using?
Persuade.
What is the difference between an independent and dependent clause?
An independent clause can be a sentence by itself; a dependent clause cannot.
For most of human history, people thought that the Earth was the center of the Universe. But Nicolaus Copernicus changed this when he theorized that sun was the center of the universe. Interestingly, Copernicus had most of this figured out some time around 1514. His work was not described in written text until 1532. Yet, publication of this text was not completed until 1543 as he lay dying. Some scholars believe that Copernicus delayed publishing this work because it went against the Catholic Church's view that the Earth was at the center of the Universe.
Copernicus discovered that the sun was the center of the universe.`
What is the benefit of third person narration?
Broad view of multiple characters.
Name one of the authors of our four unit texts.
Theo Tucker, Haruki Murakami, Grayson Schaffer, or Richard Connell.
An explanation as to why your opponent's argument is wrong and yours is correct.
What is a refutation/rebuttal?
What are the four types of sentences?
Simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex.
When we hear the term "reality" applied to a show, we might expect that the events on the show occurred naturally and were not scripted. This is not always the case. Many reality shows occur in unreal environments, like rented mansions occupied by film crews. Such living environments do not reflect what most people understand to be "reality." Worse, there have been accusations that events not captured on film were later re-created by producers. Worse still, some involved in the production of "reality" television claim that the participants were urged to act out story lines that were planned out by producers. With such accusations floating around, it's no wonder many people take reality TV to be about as real as the sitcom.
"Reality" TV shows do not actually show real-life events or environments.