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Persuasive Vocabulary
Steps to Writing an Essay
Thesis Statements
Parts of an Essay
Figurative Language
100
Denotation
What is the dictionary meaning of a word?
100
Read the prompt completely
What is the first step to writing an essay?
100
What is the subject of People should not use cell phones while driving because they distract drivers and cause accidents?
Cell phones while driving
100
What is the first sentence in paragraph?
INtroduction
100
Similie
What's to compare to things using "like or as"
200
Connotation
What is the feeling of a word?
200
Deconstruct the prompt by doing a "Do What" chart
What is the second step?
200
People should not use cell phones while driving
What is the opinion People should not use cell phones while driving because they distract drivers and cause accidents
200
What is a sentence with a subject, opinion, and 2-3 reasons that comes at the end of your introduction?
Thesis statement
200
Alliteration
What is a phrase with a string of words all beginning with the same sound. example: "Five freaky females finding sales at retail."
300
Audience
Who are the people reading your essay>?
300
Take a position and write a thesis statement?
What is the third Step?
300
distract drivers
What is the first reason People should not use cell phones while driving because they distract drivers and cause accidents
300
What is last paragraph in your essay?
Conclusion
300
Onomatopoeia
What is a word that imitates the sound it is describing? example: "Out of reach, I pull out with a screech.
400
Outline your essay using the reasons from the thesis statement.
What is the fourth step?
400
What is the second reason of People should not use cell phones while driving because they distract drivers and cause accidents?
cause accidents
400
What is the ratio of concrete details to commentary?
1 CD 2 CM
400
Hyperbole
What is an exaggeration. example: "I fought a million rappers in an afternoon in June.
500
Advocate
What is someone who stands up for what they believe in by convincing others to their point of view?
500
Brainstorm the introduction, body, and paragraph.
What is the next step?
500
What is the first sentence of an introduction?
Hook
500
Assonance
What is the repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyme? example: "Hear the mellow wedding bells." - Edgar Allen Poe"