Writing
What is the difference between an expository/informative essay and an argumentative essay?
Argumentative contains opinions, opposing sides, and counterarguments.
Name the three verbals.
Gerund, participial, and an infinitive.
What is Diction?
Word Choice
Name the three types of irony.
Verbal, situational, and dramatic.
What is an in-text (parenthetical) citation?
(Spinelli 8).
Which is a thesis statement?
A. Have you ever wondered what makes our air cleaner?
b. Earth's air is naturally cleaned by wetlands, trees, and soil.
b. Earth's air is naturally cleaned by wetlands, trees, and soil.
Which is in active voice?
A. I kicked the ball down the field.
B. The ball was kicked down the field
A. I kicked the ball down the field.
What is syntax?
The way words are arrange in a sentence.
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is the writer's attitude. Mood is the feeling experienced by the reader.
"..."
What is the objective of a narrative writing?
To tell a story with characters, fig. language, and dialogue.
Which punctuation mark represents the omission of words?
An ellipsis (...)
What is alliteration?
The repetition of beginning sounds. (Tongue twister).
Name one type of figurative language and give an example.
(Answers will vary).
Is this correct?
"I was running."Spinelli page 8
Incorrect
What should you do in the conclusion of an essay?
Re-word your thesis, summarize your main points, and have a call-to-action/concluding statement.
Are dashes used correctly in the following sentence?
If you call the office, ask --- for Catherine not Diane and request an --- appointment.
Incorrect
What is rhetoric?
Persuasive techniques.
What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
Connotation is the feeling of a word. Denotation is the book definition.
What p.o.v. should you always write an essay in unless told otherwise and give an example?
3rd person (he, she, they, etc.)
Name everything that needs to be in an argumentative introduction paragraph.
Hook sentence, background info., opposing side, counter, and thesis statement.
Identify the verbal in the sentence.
Running home, John fell into a mud puddle.
Participial
What is the difference between objective and subjective?
Objective refers to facts. Subjective refers to opinion.
Give an example of an allusion in literature that we have read.
(Answers will vary).
What is the format for listing info on a Works Cited page?
Last name, First. Title. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication date.