Vocabulary
What is the meaning of the prefix sub?
Under
List the nouns in the sentence:
Ms. T is a new teacher at Hutt Valley High School who is helping students in our class.
Ms. T, teacher, HVHS, students, class
Why is it important if a word in a text is bolded or italicised? Why should you pay attention to it?
It is an important word.
or
You will need to know the meaning.
There will be a question about the word.
The first paragraph of an essay is called what?
The introduction
What are the three persuasive arguments of the Rhetorical Triangle?
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Break down the word "semiannual" into it's prefix and root word meaning.
semi-half
annual-yearly
Meaning-twice a year/half yearly
What is one way you can check if a word is a verb?
It is an action
You can change the tense
It is a state of being
What are the words that sit under a photograph that appears in a text called?
Captions
What is the name of the sentence that states your topic and controlling idea in the introduction?
Hint: It bridges your hook to your thesis statement.
Bridge
What is the topic and controlling idea of:
"I strongly believe that teenagers should have part-time jobs."
Topic: teenagers having part-time jobs
Controlling idea: Teens should have them
Think about the word "subterranean". Break down the word into a prefix and root. What is the defintion of each part, and the definition?
sub-under
terra-earth
(-ean)-adjective
Under the earth. "A mole is a subterranean animal."
What is the subject of the sentence:
"Last week, my brother and I went to Hamilton to watch the rugby game."
My brother and I
Name 3 different kinds of texts
Fiction,Non-Fiction,Articles,Advertisements,Poems,Opinion pieces, School Newsletters...
TBD
What is the first sentence of a body paragraph called?
What is the purpose of this sentence?
Point
or
Topic Sentence
To clearly state what the paragraph will be about.
Name at least two different kinds of sentences.
Hint: Think about the punctuation at the end.
Interrogative (Question mark)
Exclamatory (Exclamation mark)
Imperative/Command (Starts with a verb)
What is the defintion of reconstruct?
Think about re, co, struct.
To build together again
To build again with others
Which kind of adjective compares only two things?
Hint: the answer is in the question.
What is the suffix (ending) you normally put on to make this kind of adjective?
Comparative
-er (I am bigger than my sister.)
What is the the first thing I ask you to do when you first begin to read a text for the first time?
"_______ it out."
What does the acronym stand for?
TAP
Text/Audience/Purpose
Name at least three types of hooks. What are they ways you can begin your introductions?
Rhetorical Question
Quote
Statistic
Setting
If someone has first-hand experience with a situation, what persuasive device is being used?
Ethos-Credibility
What does dehydrate mean? Explain the prefix and the root word and how they make the definition.
To take water out or make the water go down.
De-away/down
hydra-water
ate-verb
What are two things an adverb can tell us?
When (yesterday)
How(quickly)
To what extent (very)
Where (outside)
What are the three purposes for which someone writes?
Hint: The acronym is something you eat for dessert.
PIE
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What is the power of three statement called? It is the statement that identifies your three main arguments.
Thesis Statement
Who was the man who originally coined the phrase
Rhetorical Triangle?
Aristotle