Rituals and Routines
Literary Elements
Reading Informational Texts
Rhetoric
Argumentative Essays
100

This is the 2-step process by which you request to use the bathroom.

Put your name on the whiteboard AFTER your Do Now has been checked off. 

100

This literary element indicates the time and location in which a story takes place 

Setting

100

This is the most important or central thoughts about a topic

Central Idea

100

These are the three appeals that authors use to persuade

Logos, Pathos, Ethos

100

This is the typical amount of paragraphs your argumentative essay should have

5

200

This is where you can find the "Do Now" at the beginning of each class

The Board (the PowerPoint)
200

This literary element shows how the characters are presented through their actions and personalities 

Characterization

200

This is the reason(s) or why an author writes a text

Author's Purpose

200

This appeal deals with emotions 

Pathos

200

This is your main claim that ends the introductory paragraph

Thesis

300

This should be the first thing you do when you walk into the classroom

Check the "Plant Wall" (look for what items you need for class for the day)

300

An example of this literary element is when an author uses the pronoun "I"

Point of View (1st)

300

This is how authors develop their ideas and purposes 

Rhetoric

300

This statement "this medication has a 98% effectiveness at reducing symptoms" is an example of

Logos

300

Every body paragraph must include this as their first sentence 

Topic Sentence

400

This is where we display exemplars of completed assignments 

Student Work Wall

400

This is the central message or lesson the story is meant to teach the reader 

Theme

400

This text structure presents facts, events, or details in the order in which they happened

Chronological Order

400

This statement "4 out of 5 dentists recommend" is an example of

Ethos

400

This is the last thing you should do in your conclusion

Call to Action

500

This is what Ms. Rees says during the last five of class

Wrap up, pack up, clean up 

500

This is the author's attitude towards the topic of the text

Tone

500

This is what you have to do when reading two opposing arguments on the same topic

Compare and Evaluate 

500

The repetition of the beginning word/phrase of sentences is 

Parallelism

500

This is where you acknowledge opposing views and shut them down

Counterclaim AND Rebuttal