What is an Essay?
To write an effective hook you can...
write a surprising statistic, ask a question, start with an interesting quote, start with an anecdote.
What is a cause-effect essay?
When we talk about the p_____ of a paragraph, we are talking about the reason that the writer is writing a particular paragraph. The p___ is the goal the writer is trying to achieve.
Purpose
Where do fruits go on vacation?
Pear-is
Name the planet known as the Red Planet?
Mars
To conclude an essay, you can...
restate, offer a suggestion, make a prediction, give an opinion.
In a cause-effect essay you can organize your supporting details by three ways:
- by c_____
- by c__________ o_____
- by order of _________
- by category
- by chronological order
- by order of importance
When writing, you must keep your a_____ in mind as you write. These are your readers.
Audience
What does a sprinter eat before a race?
Nothing, they fast!
Name the country known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
Japan
What steps are involved in outlining your essay?
Introduction
- Hook, connecting information, thesis statement
Body 1,2,3
- Topic sentence, supporting ideas, concluding sentence
Conclusion
- Restatement of theses, opinion/prediction/suggestion
Cause-effect essays included connecting words and transition words such as...
As a result
Due to
Because of
So that
Therefore
Another reason for
C____ refers to how easy it is for your reader to understand your writing. Clear sentences are not vague, or indirect. Details are clearly specified and to the point.
Clarity
What has more letters than the alphabet?
The Post Office
A Rainbow consists of how many colours?
7
Explain the difference between a "thesis statement" and a "controlling idea".
Give an example of:
- simple past
- past progressive (continuous)
- past perfect
- She worked
- He was studying
- They had disappeared
U____ in a paragraph means that all sentences are related to the topic sentence and controlling idea.
Unity
What do you call someone with no body and no nose?
Nobody knows.
Name the longest river on the Earth?
Nile
The difference between Objective and Subjective is...
The word “objective” refers to factual, data-based information that is not informed by bias.
Subjective is a term that refers to someone’s personal opinions or feelings regarding a particular subject matter. Subjective views or opinions are not necessarily based on truth or fact.
Fix the punctuation errors in this sentence:
Looking down from the summit stacys friends faces were blurry as they smiled up at her
Looking down from the summit, Stacy's friends' faces were blurry as they smiled up at her.
Writing has c____ when all of the ideas are organized and flow smoothly and logically from one to the next.
coherence
How do you make 7 even?
Take away the s
Which is the smallest continent in the world?
Australia / Oceania