Writing Essays
How many paragraphs go in a normal essay?
What is five paragraphs?
Define the conflict of a reading.
What is the struggle between opposing forces?
Define what TTQA stands for and when you should use it.
What is "turn the question around" and you should use it to answer your thesis statement.
A big bully beats a baby bear.
What is alliteration?
A figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. It draws resemblance with the help of the words “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
Describe what the hook does.
What is an opening statement in an essay that attempts to grab the reader's attention so that they want to read on?
Define the theme of a reading.
The subject or the main idea
Use stanza in a sentence.
Various answers.
The desert traveler’s hopes were dashed, as when at last he reached a well, it was as dry as a bone.
What is a simile?
Defined as a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described, making the description more expressive and interesting.
What is onomatopoeia?
Define a counterclaim argument and give an example.
What is a claim made to rebut a previous claim?
Examples can be anything like, "I think video games are good and some people think video games are bad."
Define the mood of a reading.
What is the general feeling the reader gets while reading a text? The author creates an atmosphere using descriptive words (setting, action, language)
Define rhythm.
The shadow of the moon danced on the lake.
What is personification?
A figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics.
What is a metaphor?
Define S.E.E. in a body paragraph.
What is the Statement, Evidence, and Explanation?
What is the correct way to put evidence in a paragraph?
a) In paragraph 8 it says video games cause pain.
b) In paragraph 8, it says, "Video games cause pain."
c) In paragraph 8 it says "Video games cause pain".
What is b?
In paragraph 8, it says, "Video games cause pain."
Synonym for benefits.
What are aid, asset, assistance, gain, help, etc.
My grandmother is as old as the hills.
What is a hyperbole?
A figure of speech in which a thing – an idea or an animal – is given human attributes.
What is personification?
Define thesis.
What is a statement to tell your reader what the paper is about and also help guide your writing and keep your argument focused?
Define what P.I.E. stands for during the author's purpose.
What is to persuade, inform, or entertain?
Antonym for sedentary.
What is activated, active, energetic, mobile, or moving?
The couch cost an arm and a leg.
What is an idiom?
A figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.
What is a hyperbole?