Argument Writing
What is a claim in an argument?
The writer's main point
A problem in the story.
What I conflict?
Person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
It is raining cats and dogs.
What is a Metaphor?
Writing that tells a story with characters, setting, and a plot.
What is narrative writing?
Facts or examples that support a claim
What is evidence in writing?
Point of view that uses "I"
What is first person point of view?
Jump, run, dancing.
What is a verb?
The tree's leaves flowed like beautiful long hair.
What is personification?
Writing that explains or informs.
What is expository writing?
The opposite argument or viewpoint
What is a counterclaim?
Joyful, tragic, romantic, and mysterious are all examples of ..
What is tone?
True or False: if a word ends in -ly, it is an adverb.
What is FALSE?
My grandparents would tell us house they would have to walk 10 miles to school everyday.
What is a Hyperbole?
Writing that takes a position and supports it with evidence
What is argumentative writing?
The writer's response to a counterclaim
What is a rebuttal?
The literary term for the start of the story - where we get introduced to the characters and setting
What is exposition?
Identify which type of verb is present in the following sentence: The magician appeared out of thin air.
What is an action verb?
Anxious points in the story that build up the reader's interest.
What is Suspense.
Writing meant to convince the reader to agree with the authors point of view.
What is persuasive writing?
A sentence that states the main idea of an essay.
What is a thesis statement?
What is one way BESIDES narrator description that the author can show the reader a character's personality?
What is interaction with other characters, dialogue, or actions?
Identify how the capitalized word is acting in the following sentence: The monkey ran away FROM the bear.
What is as a preposition?
Using an object or action to represent a deeper meaning.
What is symbolism?
Writing that uses sensory details to describe a person, place, or thing.
What is descriptive writing?