Essay Writing
The first sentence of your introduction.
What is attention grabber?
The main character of a story.
Who is the protagonist?
The life lesson that we learn by reading a story or novel.
What is a theme?
A sentence that says what the text is mainly about.
What is a central (main) idea?
A text where the author describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.
What is problem-solution text structure?
The last paragraph of your essay.
What is the conclusion?
The main character needs to decide if she will tell her family her secret.
What is internal conflict?
Something understood by all people, anywhere in the world, at any time.
What is a universal concept?
A short explanation of a text
What is a summary?
In a text where the author explains something that happened and the reasons why.
What is cause and effect?
The first sentence in a TIQATIQA body paragraph.
What is the topic sentence?
A castle in Italy during the late 1700s
What is the setting?
Love, anger, jealousy, courage, friendship...
What are examples of motifs?
It’s really quick to read, and you should read it because it’s the funniest book in the world.
What is an opinion- something you do not include in a summary?
In a text where an author describes a topic and its characteristics.
What is description?
This demonstrates what the character was thinking at the time. It also shows that the character is compassionate and kind and truly cares about others.
What is an example of analysis?
“She doesn’t have any visitors because she doesn’t want them,” Sylvia told her mother.
“Sylvia, don’t be rude,” her mother said.
What is an example of dialogue?
Telling the truth may cause pain, but in the end, it's better than lying.
What is an example of a theme?
A wolf tried to play a trick on her by locking up her grandmother
What is an example of a detail?
Many students in the US say that they've been bullied at school. Natalie Hampton is a high school student who was bullied a lot in middle school. She often had no one to sit with at lunch. So she created a phone app called "Sit With Us."
What is an example of problem-solution?
In both stories the theme is developed through the main characters.
What is an example of a claim?
Point of view seen here: I didn't like creeping down the dark alley.
What is first-person point of view?
Essie lied to her brother about her identity for two years, but she finally decided to tell him the truth.
What is an example of a main idea?
Little Red Riding Hood wanted to bring food to her grandmother, but a wolf tried to play a trick on her by locking up her grandmother. So Little Red Riding Hood found a woodcutter who was working nearby, and he and Little Red Riding Hood put an end to the wolf’s tricks and saved the grandmother.
What is an example of a summary?
Robots that look like humans are called androids. But not all robots are androids. The industrial robots used in manufacturing and production look like machines and not at all like human beings. Both have computers. And they both have sensors to gather information and ways to interact with their environments, too.
What is compare and contrast?