Grammar
Identify the adverb phrases:
"The snake crept up the stick more easily than I had thought it would."
"I hit the ping pong ball with tremendous ferocity
"...more easily than I thought it would."
"..with tremendous ferocity."
Use advocate in a sentence
Advocate: to speak in public support of someone or something
Detail the 4 bullets of the intro to an argumentative essay
-Introduce the topic
-Define key terms
-Address Counterarguments
-3 Pronged Thesis
What does the word "efficacious" mean?
Potent or effective
When you see the word "progressive" in a question, what is the ending of the verb (generally speaking).
-ING
visiting
listening
speaking
These are examples of ________
"is, are, was, am"
Linking verbs
Use Creed in a sentence
Creed: a system of beliefs
Create a 3-pronged thesis for the prompt:
"Write an argumentative essay in which you argue whether summer school is a good or bad thing for students"
Example:
"Summer school is positive for students because it allows for additional learning, ensures that students go to the next grade, and keeps students out of trouble during the summer"
What is the meaning of visionary in the following sentence?
"Martin Luther King Jr. was a visionary as he imagined a country that provided equal opportunity for all."
Visionary:
(especially of a person) thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom)
Identify all the adverb of degree in the following sentence:
"The students are exceptionally lazy, but when they work extremely hard, there is nothing they cannot achieve."
exceptionally
extrememly
"Hands shaking, I popped the last default in the game of Fortnite"
Is this an Appositive, Absolute, or Participle Phrase?
Absolute Phrase
Use depict in a sentence
Depict: show or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form:
Reword this thesis so that it is the first sentence of your conclusion:
"Playing youth sports is beneficial to students because it has health benefits, it teaches strong work ethic, and it allows kids opportunities to socialize with kids their own age."
Example:
"Due to its positive impact on health, the way that it teaches kids to work hard, and the opportunities it presents to kids to make friends, youth sports are an excellent option for students."
What is the three step approach to answering a short response question?
1. Turn the question(s) around
2. Integrate evidence
3. Explain how evidence answers the question
Is this sentence a noun phrase or an appositive phrase?
The gigantic, grey elephant tromping around the ring squashed all of the flowers.
The mean teacher, Mr. Silverstein yelled at the class
Is this an Appositive, Absolute, or Participle Phrase?
Appositive
Use impetuous in a sentence
Impetuous:
acting or done quickly and without thought or care
Integrate this quotation into a sentence. Then analyze how it proves the thesis
"Youth sports are beneficial to students"
"Youth sports are correlated with lower rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and muscle atrophy in adulthood"
In the article it states that "youth sports are correlated with lower rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and muscle atrophy in adulthood." Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes both impact peoples lives negatively. Muscle atrophy is also terrible because one's strength allows them to stay active into old age. Therefore, youth sports are incredibly impactful when it comes to health and should be encouraged.
What does it mean to explain whether evidence is relevant and sufficient?
Relevant and sufficient evidence refers to evidence that is both related to the main idea and adequately supports the point of view or main idea of the author.
Write the plural forms of the following nouns:
Criterion
Analysis
Fungus
Phenomenon
Criteria
Analyses
Fungi
Phenomena
Give the future perfect form of the word in parentheses
"All students _______ (leave) by 3pm today."
"All students will have left by 3pm. today."
Use insolent in a sentence
Insolent: showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
Create three topic sentences for your body paragraphs given the thesis "Reading in childhood is beneficial to youth because it increases the likelihood that they will go to college, it builds empathy skills, and it effects critical thinking positively."
Examples:
"Reading at a young age increases the likelihood that students will go to college."
"Reading literature helps students build empathy, an important trait in this soulless, capitalistic society."
"Reading has a positive effect on critical thinking."
What is an emotional appeal?
Emotional appeal is a tactic used by speakers or writers to influence the feelings of their audience in favor of their argument or advertisement. It generally looks to invoke an emotional response.
Complete the sentence with the present perfect perfect form of the verb in parentheses
"I ______ (visit) Paris twice, but I want to see this city again."