Appositives
Parts of an ECR
Organizational Patterns
Literary Terms
100

Write the sentence correctly: The student Alaki Byrd went to school in the morning.

The student, Alaki Byrd, went to school in the morning.

100

What is used to support your reasoning

Ex. In the text, it states, "Research shows that 50% of people love pizza." (p. 5)

Text evidence

100

What's the organizational pattern: Tells you about something

Description/explanation

100

Where the story takes place

Setting

200

Write the sentence correctly: The blue car the 2012 Ford Mustang raced past the house.

The blue car, the 2012 Ford Mustang, raced past the house.

200

The side you pick in an argumentative ECR, the most important part

Ex. Kids should have recess because it helps with stress and it gives them a healthy physical activity.

Claim

200

What's the organizational pattern: Differences and similarities

Compare and contrast

200

People or animals that the story follows

Characters

300

Write the sentence correctly: Many people went to the new store Toys R Us on Black Friday.

Many people went to the new store, Toys R Us, on Black Friday.

300

Reasoning for your claim

Ex. One reason why fake service animals have a negative impact on the community is because people misuse privileges.

Topic sentence

300

What's the organizational pattern: Existing issue that has a resolution

Problem and solution

300
The perspective of the story

Point of view

400

Write the sentence correctly: I went out of town to a different city Las Vegas last weekend.

I went out of town to a different city, Las Vegas, last weekend.

400

The attention grabber

Ex. Do you think recess is necessary?

Lead

400

What's the organizational pattern: Something happens, what's the result?

Cause and effect

400

The morale or message of the story

Theme
500

Write the sentence correctly: The football game took forever then it rained for a long time four hours to be exact.

The football game took forever then it rained for a long time, four hours, to be exact.

500

Tells the reader how the reasoning connects back to your argument.

Ex. This proves that recess helps with students being healthy. Health is important because students are still children who need exercise to support their growing selves.

Explanation

500

What's the organizational pattern: Putting things in order, based on time

Sequence/chronological

500

Sequence or series of events

Plot