Vocab Words
This word means "the act or process of going downward". Synonyms include plunge, fall, and slide.
Descent
Your Introduction section should introduce what 3 things to your reader for an opinion essay?
1.) The topic
2.) The text
3.) The author
True or False: Galileo proved that the Earth was the center of the universe.
False! Galileo proved that Earth WASN'T the center of the universe, and that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
What does the word "malfunction" mean? You can give a synonym OR a definition.
Definition: to fail to operate
Synonym: break, glitch, crash, fail
This text, written by Peter Sis, shows the life and discoveries of an Italian astronomer.
Starry Messenger
What does the word "intend" mean? You can give a synonym OR a definition.
Definition: to have a plan in your mind to do something; plan
Synonyms: propose, design, designate, plan
These types of paragraphs are where you go into detail about your supporting reasons.
Body paragraphs
True or False: there were three astronauts who went to space on the Apollo 11 mission, but only two went to the Moon.
True! Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong went to the Moon while Michael Collins orbited the Moon to wait for them.
This word means "the act of going upward". Synonyms include climb, rise, and lift.
Ascend
This text, written by Chris Van Allsburg, is a sci-fi adventure that includes robots, meteors, and two brothers learning to appreciate one another.
Zathura
This word means "to cut or create a hole in something using a sharp object". Synonyms include gash, notch, scoop, scratch.
Gouge
This is what you pull from the book to support your reasons.
Evidence
True or False: you have to go to space to learn about it.
False! Galileo learned about space hundreds of years before people ever went there.
What does the word "conserve" mean? You can give a synonym OR a definition.
Definition: to keep something from being wasted, destroyed, or lost
Synonym: preserve, safeguard, protect, maintain
In this book, written by Robert Burleigh, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong navigate the challenges and wonders of landing on, exploring, and returning home from the Moon.
One Giant Leap
What does the word "advantage" mean? You can give a synonym OR a definition.
Definition: anything good that you get from something
Synonyms: benefit, profit, favor
In this section of your essay, you restate your opinion statement and the reasons you gave for your opinion
Conclusion
True or False: In our text, Zathura, Walter goes through a black hole and never sees Danny again.
False! After Walter goes through the black hole, he goes back in time and sees Danny at the park.
This word means "a story or group of stories that form part of the traditional knowledge of a society". Synonyms include fable, tale, and legend.
Myth
In this myth, a brave hero has to defeat the hideous monster Medusa, and when he does, he frees a magical creature.
Pegasus and Perseus
(will also accept Perseus and Pegasus)
This word means "ordered to punished or found guilty of a crime". Synonyms include imprisoned, penalized, and sentenced.
Condemned
This section of a body paragraph requires you to explain how your evidence supports your reason
Elaboration
True or False: After the Apollo 11 mission, humans never returned to the Moon.
False! Humans went to the Moon from 1969 to 1972. We still go to space nowadays, just not to the Moon!
What does the word "hideous" mean? You can give a synonym OR a definition.
Definition: looking very ugly or frightening
Synonyms: disgusting, horrid, nasty, repulsive
For this artwork, the artist, Vija Celmins, spent 3 years carefully etching tiny white dots onto a black canvas.
Starfield.