Text Structure
presents the similarities and differences between two topics
Compare and Contrast
When a student is writing an essay and just drops a quote in the middle of a paragraph without any introduction or context.
Quote Bomb
Identify the hook: In 2016, 82% of households in the United States had Internet access
Fact / Statistic
Identify the hook: According to the philosopher Plutarch, “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”
Quotation hook
The title of large texts such as books, movies, and magazine issues should be written in:
Italics
describes events in the order in which they happen
Sequence of Events / Chronological Order
A reason for (or against) believing a claim
Premise / Topic Sentence
What pronoun should you almost always avoid when writing argumentative essays?
I
What makes up the middle part of an introduction paragraph?
Summary
In writing, TAG stands for:
Title, Author, Genre
presents a problem and explains how it is solved
Problem and Solution
A belief that the writer sets out to prove; it can be argued
Claim / Thesis
This word should be used before stating a reason or premise.
BECAUSE
Identify the hook: Internet access seems to have become as basic to human survival as food and water.
Metaphor / simile
The titles of small texts such as poems, songs, and magazine articles should be written in:
"quotation marks"
explains why something happened and what happened as a result
Cause and Effect
A claim that contradicts a previous claim.
Counterclaim
Identify the hook: Imagine life free of the dings and beeps of online notifications and never again wasting an hour watching cat videos on YouTube.
Description
A memorable and concluding thought for argumentative and explanatory essays.
mic-drop
A citation used after a quote from a book or magazine should usually include (2 things):
Author's last name and page number
includes details to help you picture or get to know a person, place, thing or idea
Description / List
A detailed explanation that connects the evidence to the premise and to the claim
Justification (Justify)
A fact that supports the premise
evidence
Words that show the relationship between sentences or ideas.
transition words
What are the four details included in the header of an essay?
Author's Name (Student's Name)
Teacher's Name
Class / Subject / Grade
Date