Main Idea
The number of sentences a main idea takes
What is one?
Drawing conclusions refers to this
What is information that is implied or inferred?
This will use examples or rhetoric that will elicit an emotional response
What is persuasive writing?
A direct comparison between two things to point out how similar things are, such as "It was a rollercoaster of emotion."
What is a metaphor?
An assertion open to challenge
What is a claim?
The main idea, claim, or central position of an essay
What is a thesis?
These help you "read between the lines"
What are hints or clues?
This type of writing will provide facts or information, such as a summary of an article, or the results of an experiment.
What is descriptive writing?
To attribute human qualities to a non-human subject, such as "This dish is screaming for salt!"
What is personification?
Proof from a text to support a claim
What is textual evidence?
These support the main idea by telling how, what, when, where, why, how, how much, or how many
A big word that means a judgement or a conclusion
What is an inference?
This writing strategy says to "answer the question, cite evidence, explain your answer, and summarize your claim."
What is ACES?
An intentional exaggeration, where the exaggeration serves to strengthen to deepen the meaning of what you are saying, such as "I had to tell him a million times."
What is a hyperbole?
A form of rhetorical expression intended to convince or persuade
What is an argument?
A group of sentences related to a particular topic, or central theme
What is a paragraph?
This is choosing the most likely explanation from the facts at hand
What is making inferences?
What are the introduction, main body, and the conclusion paragraphs?
A literary technique that uses the juxtaposition of like-sounding consonants to create more powerful and more memorable sentences, making it a great way to grab your reader’s attention, for example:
Do you prefer pink or purple peonies?
What is alliteration?
This is the last page of an essay that lists full details of your sources
What is Works Cited or a Reference Page?
This paragraph is where you will find the thesis statement of an essay
What is the introduction?
To go beyond the surface details to see other meanings the details may suggest
What is to infer?
This aligns with a stance but does not intend to persuade the audience to make an emotional decision
What is argumentative writing?
When one object or concept stands in for another, for example.
What is symbolism?
These are hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word
What are context clues?