Persuasive Essays
These three levels of modality words help make your essay stronger and more convincing. USE THEM!!!
High, Medium, Low (pg. 16)
A reflective essay can describe one of these two things.
event or experience (pg. 70)
Denotation, connotation, illustration, comparison, history (pg. 124)
Mafatu is from what island?
Hikueru
Swallow
This is the definition of a 'thesis statement'.
...is a statement that expresses the main ideas of an entire essay. (pg. 40)
Reflective essays should include various ____ and ___ about the topic. This way, the reader can understand the writer better about their situation.
thoughts and descriptions (pg. 70)
What information should the 'history paragraph' include?
How did Mafatu's mother die? How does it affect Mafatu?
She was trying to get their canoe to safety during a hurricane and died from exhaustion and exposure. Mafatu is now afraid of the ocean.
Medusa is what type of monster?
Gorgon
A good thesis statement in the introduction has these characteristics: _____ and _____.
clearly state (your) opinion / give a preview of your main ideas (pg. 40)
What should the body paragraphs of a reflective essay include?
descriptions of the impression or lesson (pgs. 70, 74)
What acronym is used to help identify the parts of a definition essay paragraph, and what do each of the letters stand for?
TEAL: Topic sentence, Evidence from sources, Analysis of evidence, Link to topic (pg. 126)
What is a 'motu tabu'? Who or what lives there?
Forbidden Island / eaters-of-men
Miss Awful's real name is this.
Miss Orville.
The word 'likely' is considered a ___ level modality word.
Medium (pg. 20)
Introduces a cause that leads to the effect expressed in the other part of the sentence. (pg. 94)
Reference Words and Synonyms, Word Forms, and Pronouns are all _____ devices.
Cohesive (pg. 148)
This animal was killed by Mafatu on the island, even to Mafatu's surprise.
Wild pig/boar
The Countess of Morcar
shall/must/will/need to (pg. 20)
What is/are the difference(s) of 'zero conditionals' and 'second conditionals'?
Zero Conditionals = result WILL happen.
Second Conditionals = impossible or will not happen in the present or future. (pgs. 102-103)
What can be a reliable source when looking up a definition?
AMV
Ex: Oxford Languages, Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Dictionary.com, etc.
This God is who Mafatu blames for 'destroying his mother and trying to destroy [him].'
Moana (pg. 112)
What was the old dog's name in The Gorgon's Head?
Ben