Writing Essays
How many body paragraphs should you AIM for during the exam?
3
What font and size should all MLA writing be in?
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile uses "like" or "as" to compare.
Name each of the ghosts that Will meets as her journeys down the elevator
Dani
Mark
Pops
Frick
Shawn
What is the difference between doing an in text citation for a novel versus a poem?
Novel - (Toews 32)
poem - (Reynolds 32 8-12)
What is the difference between your persuasive essay and your reading response?
Reading Response: Respond to a prompt using evidence from the things you have read
Persuasive Essay: Use your ideas to persuade the reader about your stance on the prompt
MLA format requires what kind of spacing for the entire paper?
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to a non human object
What are the three rules of the street?
No crying, no snitching, revenge
Fix this embedded quotation:
When prompted, Ms. S was specific, and said: "I want you all to pull out your Quick Write journals and write about your most favourite thing in the world"
Should be a comma
What is the formula for your thesis statement in both the reading response and the persuasive writing?
Claim + Three Reasons
Music matters because + it connects us to different cultures, helps with our mental health, and helps us process emotions
What is incorrect about the header for this MLA paper?
Erin Senathirajah
Ms. Senathirajah
Friday November 13, 2029
English 10.3
Date and class should be switched
What is the order in which you should complete your provincial exam
Persuasive Writing
READ THE PROMPT
Read the stories / texts wile annotating
Multiple Choice
Reading Response
1. To show Will that he has to be able to take what he is about to give through the use of Gun Violence
2. To show the emotional consequences and devastation
3. To mirror the cycle of violence and fear
When do you use a comma for a quotation versus when do you use a colon?
Use a colon when it is a complete sentence before the quotation
Use a comma when there is a dialogue tag such as "said," or a introductory phrase such as "According to Hams,"
When you include the title of the work you are reading into an essay, what is the correct format the title should be in?
"Long Way Down" or Long Way Down
At the end of an MLA paper, what should be included on a new page?
Work Cited
How do you spell my last name
Senathirajah
What does Shawn ask Will when the elevator reaches the ground floor?
What are the 2 things you can absolutely study for in preparation to the provincial Exam?
Essay Organization
Poetic Devices
What is the formula for your entire essay? Starting with the introduction, then your 3 body paragraphs, and then the conclusion?
Intro:
Hook, introduce topic/ text, gist, thesis
Body Paragraphs x 3:
Point, Evidence, Explain
Conclusion:
Restate Thesis, summerize main arguments, connect to the real world
Works Cited means there are multiple citations
What is the land piece of land beside a sea called?
Coast
How does Will's mom cope with the loss of Shawn's death?
She drinks her sorrows away
Instructions: Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.
a) “We’re going to the park”, she said.
b) “We’re going to the park,” she said.
c) “We’re going to the park,” She said.
B