The Persuasive Essay
True/False.
When you write a thesis statement, you can argue that both sides are true and give 2supporting examples.
False
The sentence below contains what and how can it be fixed?
Next week I am taking the English II EOC I know I will do great.
Run - On Sentence
Next week I am taking the English II EOC, and I know I will do great.
Next week I am taking the English II EOC; I know I will do great.
what does PROS stand for?
P- preview the question
R- read and hashtag
O-Omit
S-Support
What should you do while you are reading the passages?
Hashtag
How much time do you have to complete the test?
5 hours
What are the two things you need in your INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH?
Hook and Thesis Statement
What are 4 AWUBIS words?
What are the four sentence bad guys?
Comma splice
Fragment Fred
Run-on
Awkward
What is the term used to describe writing that appeals to one of the five senses?
Imagery
What is Mrs. Chesbrough favorite thing to drink?
water or coffee
What do you need to add to your body paragraphs in order to explain your reason?
Specific examples
What else do we need with a comma to combine 2 sentences?
Comma plus FANBOYS
What is an example of an complex sentence with the dependent clause at the beginning?
Before we go outside, I would like to clean the kitchen.
What term is used when discussing simile, metaphor, personification, etc?
Figurative Language
What helps increase your essay writing score?
Pre-Writing
What are the two things you need in your thesis statement?
Complex sentences use ______________ words (not FANBOYS) to combine an independent and dependent clause.
Although the girls were hungry, they didn't eat lunch that day.
AAAWWUBBIS
What is the correct way to write sentence 28? Use PROS strategy
F Best of all, they will be using the same system as 95 percent of the rest of the world, in turn this will contribute to safety, facilitate trade, and improve international communication.
G Best of all, they will be using the same system as 95 percent of the rest of the world; in turn contributes to safety, facilitate trade, and improve international communication.
H Best of all, they will be using the same system as 95 percent of the rest of the world, which in turn will contribute to safety, facilitate trade, and improve international communication.
J Best of all, they will be using the same system as 95 percent of the rest of the world. In turn will contribute to safety, facilitate trade, and improve international communication.
P-correct way to write
F comma splice
G- awkward
H correct compound sentence
J- second sentence is a fragment
In Poetry, what is the technical term of the "paragraphs"?
Stanzas
What is Mrs. Chesbrough's daughters name?
Sophia
What should you start your body paragraphs with?
transition words
What are the two words that you should not use in an essay?
(21) Those hesitant about the switch might complain that instead of the familiar miles, feet, and ounces, the metric system uses different units, a meter measures length, a gram measures mass, and a liter measures volume
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 21?
A Delete the comma after ounces
B Change uses to used
C Change the comma after units to a colon
D Make no change
English II
A. the comma is used correctly
B. uses is present tense and is used correctly
C. using a colon correct the punctuation error
D. the sentence needs to be changed
What is the term used to describe when something is both what it is and represents something more?
Symbolism
What are 2 other transition words for "For example"?
For instance and to illustrate