Structure
What comes after your hook in an essay?
1) Step 1: Write a.....
What is... a summary of the novel/story.
Alternative answer: Provide background information.
What needs to be capitalized in an essay about a novel?
What is...the name of the novel.
What is it called when we cite/quote the text?
What is...textual evidence.
What is point of view?
What is... the perspective the story is written in.
The author's message (something universal and in a complete statement.)
What is...theme.
What is the last sentence of your introduction called? It is the argument/claim of your essay.
What is...a thesis statement.
How can we use the Chromebook to make sure that our spelling is good?
What is...spellcheck.
What do we need to include when we cite from the text so that the reader can understand where we pulled the citation from?
What is...the page number.
What is...the way the author feelings about a topic.
Which one is an example of a theme?
1) a solider coming home from war
2) your actions will have consequences.
What is..2
What is the first sentence in your body paragraphs called?
What is... a topic sentence.
A topic sentence is taken from one of the SUBTOPICS in your introduction.
What do you need to do at the beginning of each new paragraph?
What is called...indent.
What do all citations need to be in?
What is...quotation marks.
What is...simile or figurative language.
How do we find the theme of a story?
What is...through how characters develop over time.
When writing an essay, you should always relate every paragraph back to the essay...
What is... the question/prompt.
What does every sentence need to end with?
What is...a period.
What do we need to do after we use textual evidence so that our reader knows what is going on?
What is..explain the quote.
How does word choice affect a story?
What is... it affects the way the reader interacts with the text (how they feel when they read it, how they understand the events)
The theme used in the Woodsong Essay prompt is...
What is...As humans interact with nature, they often change their attitudes and beliefs. Be sure to use evidence from the text to support your answer.
How do you end a body paragraph? With a...
What is a...concluding sentence.
This is where you restate what you have told your reader in different words/the main ideas.
How many sentences does a paragraph in an essay have to be?
What is..5-6 sentences.
Which paragraphs should ALWAYS have textual evidence as support?
What is...body paragraphs.
What is the point of using literary elements in a story?
What is...
it enhances the readers understanding
How can literary elements prove a theme?
What is...they can help show the reader the author's message or change over time.