Argument
What is the last sentence of an essay or paragraph that summarizes the argument?
Conclusion
Setting
Where and when the story takes place
Southern Sudan, 1985
Setting
Jonas was on top of the mountain while the snow was falling all around him.
Setting
a basic part
element
What are details to support a claim?
Evidence
Plot
Everything that happens in the story.
-All of the events
Salva needed to escape the war but he wanted to find his family.
Internal Conflict
Tim wanted to tell his father that Sam was back in town, but he didn’t want his brother to get in trouble.
Internal Conflict
an opinion based on known information
inference
What is the writer’s opinion?
Claim
Internal Conflict
A problem the character has with his or her self
- person vs. self
Salva went back to Sudan to build wells so that the people could have clean, fresh water.
Redding, Connecticut; The American Revolutionary War
Setting
most important information in a text
main idea
What is a sentence that tells the reader what the paragraph or essay is about?
Topic Sentence
External Conflict
A problem a person has with another person or with an outside force
- person vs. person
- person vs. nature
Jonas was chosen to be the next Receiver and he had to train with The Giver every day after school.
Plot
Texting is more efficient than talking on the telephone for various reasons.
Claim
study the vocabulary words on the review sheet. Slides are in Google Classroom.
apprehensive
overwhelm
sympathy
etc.
What is the part of an essay that uses evidence to prove that something is false?
Rebuttal
Resolution
The solution to the conflict
He licked his lips and his tongue touched the suddenly chilled air.
Imagery
However, some might argue that texting is not an efficient way to communicate.
Counterclaim