Informative Writing
How many paragraphs are in in an informative essay?
5
What should you do to every letter at the beginning of a sentence?
Capitalize it
true
Write a type of narrative lead that you could use to begin a story (an example or listing one of the 5 different types is fine).
Answers will vary
How many reasons are always in a thesis statement?
3
What do you use to determine the order of things you will talk about in your body paragaphs?
Your thesis statement.
What should come at the ends of your sentences?
periods
Your thesis statement should be something that people could have different ________ on for an argumentative essay.
Opinions, views, sides
What MUST be included between characters for a well-developed story? Hint: It goes in quotation marks.
Dialogue
How many sentences should a thesis statement ALWAYS be?
1
How many quotes should go in each of your body paragraphs?
2
Where does the period go when you cite a quote?
AFTER the citation.
How many paragraphs are in an argumentative essay?
6
What should should your story include that is also sometimes referred to as the "highest point of action?"
Climax
What 2 things always come first in a body paragraph?
transition and topic sentence
True or False: You should quote from more than one passage if you receive an informative/explanatory essay prompt.
True
Do quotation marks come before or after the parentheses when citing a quote?
Before
How many quotes go in a counterargument and rebuttal paragraph? How many should you have the elaborate on the counterargument side? What about for the rebuttal side? I need all 3 numbers in the correct order.
2,1,1
You should end your story with what? (Think about the concept of theme)
How do you cite a quote? You can write an example on your board or explain it to me.
(Smith 2) or the author's last name in parentheses, followed by the paragraph number
True or False: You should have a counterargument in an informative essay.
False
Wht type of punctuation should almost always come after a transition phrase or word?
a comma
Write a transition word that you could use to introduce a counterargument.
Answers will vary.
What MUST every story have that is introduced towards the beginning? Hint: Sometimes referred to as "the conflict."
Inciting incident
What should you always put before you start a quote, rather than jumping straight into quotation marks from your previous sentence?
A transition word or phrase