Find The Mistake
Lily was quite hungry, so she quickly grabed a snack and went on her way. (1 mistake)
grabed -> grabbed
Maggie's favorite past-time was looking through her telescope and write notes about the stars. (1 mistake)
write -> writing
In an essay, what can end as a question, hope, or suggestion?
a) hook
b) clincher
c) summary
b) clincher
Words and phrases that link ideas in your essay...
a) contractions
b) conjunctions
c) transitions
c) transitions
Christine had a major crisis; she completely forgot to feed her pet orangatan! (1 mistake)
orangatan -> orangutan
How could the Mr. Ranch not notice the humongous bald spot on the top of his head. (1 mistake)
period -> question mark
"To begin" is a...
a) casual transition
b) sequence transition
c) additive transition
b) sequence transition
The sentence that connects your hook + thesis is called..
a) background information
b) back ground information
c) background imformation
a) background information
Soyoon was a highly revered and renowned professor from Milestone Institute college. (1 mistake)
college -> College
Although her name was Ms. Apple, she is deathly allergic to the crispy fruit and could end up in the hospital if she ever ate one. (1 mistake)
was -> is
On the other hand,
However,
To contrast,
Give three examples of transition words that compare ideas
To compare,
Likewise,
Similar to.. ,
I believe that if a person has a high social presence, their personal influence on others is significantly more noticable. (1 mistake)
noticable -> noticeable
Many scientists believe that the growing popularity of artificial intellegence will lead to a negative impact on infants and children. (1 mistake)
intelligence
What are the two methods to write a compare & contrast essay?
point-by-point method
block method
Conjunctions are used to create what kind of sentences?
compound sentences
Although the brilliant phsyicist won the Nobel Prize for his work, Einstein's beginnings were very humble. He came from a humble country and worked as a patent employe. (1 sentence = 1 mistake)
physicist
employee
When you read through Mozart's biographys, you'll find facts about him that made him stand out as a composer. This musical genius continues to reverberate even in todays music. (1 sentence = 1 mistake)
biographies
today's
Explain the full structure of an intro, 1 body paragraph, and conclusion
(intro) hook, BGI, thesis
body (main idea sentence, 2 supporting details, 2 ex. sentences)
conclusion (restate thesis, summarize main points, clincher)
What kind of brainstorm is used for compare/contrast essay? SPELL IT
Venn Diagram