Persuasive Writing
How many paragraphs should a persuasive essay be?
5 paragraphs: Intro, Body Paragraph 1, Body Paragraph 2, Body Paragraph 3, Conclusion
What point of views can be used when writing a narrative?
1st person, 3rd person limited, 3rd person omniscient, 3rd person objective
What are the four author's purposes?
To persuade, inform, entertain, & express
In your own words, define central idea.
Answers will vary; What the passage or text is mainly about...NOT THE TOPIC
True or False:
When writing dialogue, the punctuation mark goes inside the end quotation marks.
True
Your opinion/statement on a topic is called your ____.
Claim
Name 3 types of figurative language that may be used in a narrative. Provide an example of one of the 3.
Answers will vary: simile, metaphor, hyberbole, etc.
What can you infer from the following situation:
Imagine you arrive home. Your mom or dad glares at you as you walk in the house. You see your report card lying open on the table...What can you infer about your grades?
Your grades are probably not the best :(
True or False:
Theme is the moral of a story and is usually not stated directly in the passage.
True
When is it okay to use words like "I", "me", or "us" in persuasive writing?
ONLY IN TEXTUAL EVIDENCE
State two different ways to start a counterclaim.
True or False:
You must begin a new paragraph each time a different speaks in a set of dialogue.
Where do we need to find evidence to support statements in informative writing?
THE TEXT, including graphics
What is the central idea of this passage?
It is estimated that over twenty million pounds of candy corn are sold in the US each year. Brach’s, the top manufacturer, sells enough candy corn to circle the earth 4.25 times if each piece were laid end to end. That’s a lot of candy corn, but that’s nothing compared to Tootsie Roll production. Over 64 million Tootsie Rolls are produced every day! But even Tootsie Rolls have got nothing on the candy industry’s staple product, chocolate. Confectioners manufacture over twenty billion pounds of chocolate in the United States each year. Now that’s a mouthful!
Answers may vary; The central idea is that Tootsie Rolls and Candy Corn are produced in large amounts, but not nearly as much as chocolates are produced.
What is a hyperbole? Provide an example.
Answers will vary; an exaggerated statement that is unrealistic or untrue; "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!"
Create a counterclaim for the following claim:
Students should be allowed to use their phones in class.
Answers will vary, but MUST DISAGREE with the orignial claim.
What is the theme of this passage?
Although they are sisters, Suzie and June are nothing alike.
If Suzie wanted to jump rope, June wanted to play hopscotch. If June wanted to watch soap operas, Suzie wanted to watch talk shows. Tensions rose to the point that the girls could no longer stand one another's company. It seemed that they had nothing in common, until the day that progress reports went home. On the bus the girls were startled by how upset the other looked. They realized that they were both failing a subject. Suzie was failing math and June was failing reading. Since both girls wanted to pass their classes, they agreed to help one another. So after school for the next few weeks, Suzie tutored June in reading and then June tutored Suzie in math. By the time report cards were distributed, Suzie and June were passing all their classes. The girls were delighted, but their mother was happiest of all. Not just because her daughters had passed their classes, but because they learned to be good sisters.
Answers will vary: It is best to work as a team, everyone has something to offer, differences do not mean individuals cannot be friends
What three elements should be included in your introduction paragraph?
Hook, Bridge, & Thesis
What is the academic term for using your own experiences and current knowledge to produce an inference?
Schema
Determine the text structure of the following passage:
When I got home from school after a long boring day, I took out the peanut butter, jelly, and bread. After taking the lid off of the jars, I spread the peanut butter on one side of the bread and the jelly on the other, and then I put the two pieces of bread together. After that, I enjoyed it while watching “Cops” on the TV. I swear, that was the best peanut butter and jelly sandwich I ever ate.
Chronological/Sequential order; it's presenting information in the order that it happened
Create a claim, counterclaim, and rebuttal for the following topic:
Should students be allowed to chew gum at school?
Answers will vary: Claim avoids "I", Counterclaim starts with "Some might say", and Rebutall starts with "However...."
On the board, draw a plot map and correctly label each section.
Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
On the board, write the formula for an informative body paragraph.
CERRERRS; Claim, evidence, reasoning, reasoning, evidence, reasoning, reasoning, summarize (close)
What is a speaker tag in dialogue?
A statement telling who said something and how they said it
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the italicized word.
Everyone at the party wanted supreme pizza except Tim because he detested vegetables.
Detest: to strongly dislike or hate