Pre ASAP
This prewriting approach uses interlocking circles for this type of writing.
What is Comparison Contrast?
You know you need to add an "N" when this adjective is followed by a vowel or vowel sound.
What is A?
Introduces an element or series of elements that illustrates or amplifies the information that preceded it. Prof. W likes it so well he says it twice. It's also a city in Panama Panama.
What is a colon colon?
The Donald loves these personal attacks, like Mini Mike, Pocahantas, and Lyin' Ted.
What is an ad hominem attack?
This one sentence expresses the main idea of a research paper or essay.
What is thesis statement?
Writing down nonstop everything that comes to mind, without regard to spelling or grammar.
What is brainstorming?
This POS includes "ly" words, very, never, ever, etc. They describe adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. The Donald overuses these but please don't be like him.
What are adverbs?
The punctuation mark used to indicate a major division in a sentence where a more distinct separation is felt between clauses or items on a list than is indicated by a comma, as between the two clauses of a compound sentence. Whew! It's only part way to the full monte!
What is a semi-colon?
Everybody's doin' it, doin' it. Therefore, you should be doing it, too.
What is bandwagon?
A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs.
What is topic sentence?
Put your topic in a bubble in the middle of the page and surround it with other bubbles with this prewriting technique.
What is a word map, concept map, or clustering?
This POS describes nouns and includes this, that, these, and those.
What are adjectives?
Use this punctuation between two thoughts that could stand by themselves. They often are closely related, so it's like you say them in the same breath.
What is a semicolon?
Despite the fact that our Q4 numbers are much lower than usual, we should push forward using the same strategy because our CEO Barbara says this is the best approach.
What is appeal to authority?
A series of statements intended to determine the degree of truth of another statement
What is argument?
These questions can be used to guide you.
What are who, what, when, where, why, and how?
These are persons, places, things, or ideas.
What are nouns?
These introduce an item or a series of items. Do not capitalize the first item after the colon (unless it's a proper noun).
What is a colon colon?
We can either agree with Barbara's plan, or just let the project fail. There is no other option.
What is the false dilemma?
Don't YOU even think of using this point of view in the various parts of the essay.
What is second person point of view?
Generating some broad ideas and then building on those associations for more detail.
What is listing?
I'm all be, I'm all be. I be actions or states of "being." I often have helpers, too.
What are verbs?
Yes, they introduce lists but what are two other things that colon colons do do?
What is separate Bible chapters and verses? What is clock time? What is introduce quotations? What is after the salutation in a business letter?
Making assumptions about a whole group or range of cases based on a sample that is inadequate (usually because it is atypical or too small). Like, "wealthy people are snobs."
What is hasty generalization?
The action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false. Bring up the other side and quickly shoot 'em down.
What is refutation?